Hippolytus of Gniezno

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Hippolytus (died 1027 ) was Archbishop of Gniezno until 1027.

He was only mentioned in the Annales regni Polonorum deperditi with the year of death 1027. No other contemporary information has come down to us about him. Jan Długosz reported about him in the 15th century. However, this information is uncertain.

Hippolytus had a Greek name. Its origin is unknown.

Web links

  • Hipolit on the website of the Archdiocese of Gniezno

literature

  • AP Vlasto, The Entry of the Slavs into Christendom. An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs , Cambridge University Press Archive ltd, 1970, p. 137
personal data
SURNAME Hippolytus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Gniezno
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century or 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1027