Merkelis Giedraitis
✓ Source-basedstableLithuanian noble from the Giedraičiai family and Bishop of Samogitia
Religious FiguresLived 1536 to 1609 · aged 73
Fame41.1
Momentum3.3
Languages9
Peak1970s
In century#4,593
Merkelis Giedraitis was a Bishop of Samogitia from 1576 to 1609. In recognition of his efforts, Giedraitis is often referred to as the second baptist of Samogitia.
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Monument to Giedraitis next to the Samogitian Diocese Museum
Title page of the Catechism of Mikalojus Daukša sponsored by Giedraitis - the first Lithuanian-language book printed in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Caskets of Bishops Merkelis Giedraitis and Juozapas Arnulfas Giedraitis at Varniai CathedralReligious Figures born in the 1530s 6
About this person
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1536 to 1609 · aged 73
Written about in
9 languages
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