Lidwina (1380–1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the patroness saint of the town of Schiedam, of chronic pain, and of ice skating.
Johannes Brugman's publication, printed in Schiedam in 1498.
Saint Lidwina by Jan Dunselman, 1890
Saint Lidwina's relics in a historic religious procession during the 2018 Heiligdomsvaart (Relics Pilgrimage), Maastricht, Netherlands
An angel brings St. Lidwyna a branch of roses by Hieronymus Wierix
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village of Pernis by the Beneluxtunnel.
Old city hall of Schiedam
View of Schiedam with The Porters' Guild House
Windmill De Kameel in Schiedam
Jan van Riebeeck, grew up in Schiedam