Vitas (bishop)

Servant of God

Vitas of Poland

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17th-century portrait of Vitas
BornWit
unknown
Kingdom of Poland
Diedc. 1269

Vitas, O.P., or Wit (died c. 1269) was a Polish Dominican friar from the Kraków convent[1] and the first bishop in Lithuania (1253–1255). Though venerated as a "blessed"[2] by the Order of Preachers, his cause for beatification is still within preliminary stages.[3]

  1. ^ Dubonis, Artūras (2015). "The Origins of Statehood". In Iršėnas, Marius; Račiūnaitė, Tojana (eds.). The Lithuanian Millenium. History, Art and Culture. Vilnius Academy of Arts Press. p. 46.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rowell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Thirteenth Century". Hagiography Circle.