Andrzej Gryfita was the
Bishop of Płock
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in
Poland from 1239 until his death in 1244
AD. He was also known as Andrzej of Brzeźnica.
Family
He was brother of
Klemens of Brzeźnica.
Career
He was elected
Bishop in 1239 with the support of
Bolesław,
Duke of Masovia. As bishop he gained privileges from the Duke. He advocated for missions into
Prussia and made grants to the Church in Zambskach.
Gryfita died on 7 January 1244. He was last mentioned in a document dated 4 August 1243, which was part of an ongoing legal action.
[Codex diplomaticus Poloniae. Bartoszewicz, Warszawa 1858.]
References
Bishops of Płock
Year of birth unknown
13th-century births
1244 deaths
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Poland
Gryfici (Świebodzice)
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