Hedwig Joseph Teresa Wielhorska (1836-1911), daughter 564. of Count John Wielhorski and Countess Christina Szlubowska. In 1857 she entered the monastery of the Carmelites in Bagneres-de-Bigorre. At her investiture she was given the name S. Hedwig of the Cross, but she made her profession under the name of S. Hedwig of St. John of the Cross. After her profession she was transferred to the Carmel of Carcassone. Upon the request of Archbishop L. Przyluski and his successor M. Ledochowski, and with the blessing of Pope Pius IX, she founded a Carmel in Posen (1867). During the regime of the Kulturkamf, in consequence of the religious persecutions, the Posen Carmel was transferred to Cracow and joined with the Carmel on Wesola Street. A year later, M. Hedwig founded a Carmel on Lobzow Street in Cracow where she took residence together with the Belgian Carmelites with whom she came to Posen. In 1879 she left for Carcassone and after her return she lived with the FElicians on Smolensk Street in Cracow. Upon the request of Bishop A. Dunajewski, she founded a Carmel in Wieliczka (1880) which, however, did not survive. After a few years she went to Rome and there founded a Carmel in the convent of St. Bridget (1889). In addition, she founded two otehr Carmelite monasteries in Italy: in Leola, the diocese of Gaeta (1906) and in Porto Maurizio in Liguria (1907). To date there exists only the Carmel in Rome which in 1957 was transferred from St. Bridget's to Via del Casaletto, 564.

Krystynow, a foundation named after St. Christina, the patron saint of Countess Andrew Potocka, situated in Wodna, near Siersz in the district of Chrzanow.

Catherine of the Branicki line Countess Adam Potocka and her son Andrew resolved in 1892 to erect for the local population around Siersz a church, a school, a nursery, a sewing center and a clinic for the sick, and to entrust the administration of these facilities to the Felician Sisters. The foundation was inspired by two motives: the welfare of the local populace and a petition to God for a son for Count Andrew who was the last of his line and had only daughters. The sisters moved into the convent and took charge of the school in 1894. Two years later, Count Adrew and Christina were blessed with the desired son Adam, and still later with two more sons, Arthur and Andrew.