纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 057海德薇玻璃杯（5）（在线收听）

So they encouraged royal women to do good works. Hedwig's support of the lepers was typical and, even today, we all know from the Princess of Wales's work with Aids sufferers how powerful such a royal example can be. The medieval Church strengthened that example by then making the women saints after their death, and the roll-call of royal saints is impressive. St Cunegunda Holy Roman Empress, St Margaret Princess of Hungary, St Agnes Princess of Bohemia, and St Hedwig Duchess of Silesia. All of them were credited with miracles, but only Hedwig received the miracle of the wine.

But the friars were calling not just for good works but for a good war, as another demonstration of religious renewal, and the Franciscans and Dominicans were among the most effective advocates of the Crusades. As St Hedwig drank her wine, the Crusades were in full swing and, in 1217, her brother-in-law, the King of Hungary, took the cross and led an armed expedition to the Holy Land. And yet the curious thing is that, despite this military activity - or perhaps even because of it - trade seems to have flourished. Here's the economic historian David Abulafia:

因此他们鼓励贵族女性多行善。海德薇对麻风病患者的关怀便极具代表性，而戴安娜王妃照顾艾滋病患者的善举也让我们了解到王室强大的榜样作用。中世纪的教会便采取为这些女性死后封圣的做法来巩固这种榜样。这一类型的圣徒名单相当惊人：圣库尼根德，神圣罗马帝国皇后；圣玛格丽特，匈牙利公主；圣安妮，波西米亚公主；圣海德薇，西里西亚公爵夫人。她们身上都曾出现过神迹，只有海德薇的与酒有关。

当时的教会另有一项革新，即修道士不只要提倡修行，还要号召打正义的仗。圣方济会和多明我会都是最积极鼓吹十字军东征的团体。海德薇饮酒之时，十字军正全速前进。一二一七年，她的姐夫匈牙利国王加入了十字军，带领一支队伍前往圣地。有趣的是，不管双方的战事如何发展，相互间的贸易往来依旧兴盛，甚至也许战争倒起了促进作用。剑桥大学地中海历史学教授戴维·阿布拉菲亚认为：