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.

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Jan Gryfita
Archbishop of Gniezno
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19th-century illustration by Alfons Matuszkiewicz
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGniezno
Installed1149
Term endedafter 1167
PredecessorJakub ze Żnina
SuccessorZdzisław I
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Died1167
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Preceded by Archbishop of Gniezno
1149 - c. 1167
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