Type: | Archbishop |
Archbishop of Gniezno | |
Jan Gryfita | |
Death Date: | 1167 |
Church: | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese: | Gniezno |
Enthroned: | 1149 |
Ended: | after 1167 |
Predecessor: | Jakub ze Żnina |
Successor: | Zdzisław I |
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.