Janik (archbishop of Gniezno)

Jan Gryfita
Archbishop of Gniezno
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

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.

Further reading

• M.L. Wójcik, Ród Gryfitów do końca XIII wieku. Pochodzenie — genealogia — rozsiedlenie, "Historia" CVII, Wrocław 1993

Religious titles
Preceded by Jakub	Archbishop of Gniezno 1149 - c. 1167	Succeeded by Zdzisław I