The aim of the article is to follow through various forms of memorialization of St. Jadwiga of Poland in the Jagiellonian University. For this aim following thematic groups were created: material remembrance – material monuments, epigraphy, commemorative plaques; non-material remembrance – recollection of her work during University jubilees and the fact of her being a patron of contemporary activities of the University. First, the article describes some examples connected with material remembrance, especially artifacts found in Collegium Maius and Collegium Novum. The history of the heraldic programs found in the above mentioned places has been outlined by presenting a discussion concerning the coats of arms on the façade of Collegium Novum, as well as paintings showing the work of St. Jadwiga. The article also presents the history of commemorative plaques in the walls of Collegium Novum in which the figure of St. Jadwiga appears.
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