Christian of Oliva

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Christian of Oliva, Christian of Prussia, (Polish: Christian of Oliwa) (died 1245) was the first bishop of Prussia.

Before being appointed as bishop, he was a Cistercian monk of the monastery of Oliva (Oliwa) at the Baltic Sea (near Gdańsk/Danzig), which was founded in 1178.

In 1209 he was installed as first bishop Christian of Prussia and received the Culmerland. He later created the Order of Dobrin Order of Dobrzyń.

From 1233-39, he was held captive by pagan Prussians, and freed in trade for five other hostages who then in turn were released for a ransom of 800 Mark, granted to him by Pope Gregory IX.

In 1243, the Papal legate William of Modena divided Prussia into four bishoprics

under the archbishopric of Riga. Christian was supposed to choose one of them, but did not agree to the division, and died before the conflict was solved.

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