Jan Gryfita | |
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Archbishop of Gniezno | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Gniezno |
Installed | 1149 |
Term ended | after 1167 |
Predecessor | Jakub ze Żnina |
Successor | Zdzisław I |
Personal details | |
Died | 1167 |
Jan Gryfita (first name also spelled Janik or Janisław, ? - 1167 or 1176) was an archbishop of Gniezno (1149 – c. 1167) and bishop of Wrocław (1146 – 1149). Together with his brother Klemens, he was a co-founder of the Cistercian Abbey of Jędrzejów. He was likely the patron and fundator of the Gniezno Doors.