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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.
Jan Gryfita | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Gniezno | |
_Gryfita_rys._Alfons_Matuszkiewicz.jpg) 19th-century illustration by Alfons Matuszkiewicz | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| Installed | 1149 |
| Term ended | after 1167 |
| Predecessor | Jakub ze Żnina |
| Successor | Zdzisław I |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1167 |
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