Baptism of Lithuania

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:category gptkb:Christianization_of_Europe
gptkb:History_of_Lithuania
14th-century events
Religious conversion events
gptkbp:date 1387
gptkbp:effect Spread of Latin alphabet
Suppression of pagan practices
Decline of paganism in Lithuania
End of Teutonic Order's crusading justification
End of religious isolation
Establishment of Vilnius Cathedral
Foundation of Catholic Church in Lithuania
Increased influence of Polish culture
Integration with Western Europe
Introduction of church schools
Political alliance with Poland
Recognition by the Papacy
Strengthening of Polish-Lithuanian ties
gptkbp:followedBy Establishment of Vilnius Diocese
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baptism of Lithuania
gptkbp:languageIntroduced gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Church_Slavonic
Polish
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Jogaila
gptkb:Queen_Jadwiga_of_Poland
gptkbp:location gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Vilnius
gptkb:Trakai
gptkb:Kernavė
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jogaila
gptkb:Vytautas_the_Great
gptkb:Pope_Urban_VI
gptkb:Jadwiga_of_Poland
gptkb:Skirgaila
gptkb:Władysław_II_Jagiełło
gptkb:Andrius_Algirdaitis
Polish clergy
gptkbp:opposedBy pagan nobility
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Union_of_Krewo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania
gptkb:Teutonic_Order
gptkb:Jogaila
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Poland
gptkb:Union_of_Krewo
gptkb:Christianization_of_Poland
gptkb:Jadwiga_of_Poland
gptkbp:religionIntroduced gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Christianization_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:significance Last pagan nation in Europe converted to Christianity
gptkbp:supportedBy Polish clergy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Vilnius
gptkb:History_of_Lithuania
gptkb:Christianization_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6