Christianization of Lithuania, 1387. Jan Matejko
oil on canvas, 1889, 60 × 115.5 cm (23.6 × 45.5 in), Royal Castle in Warsaw (ZKW)
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The Christianization of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos krikštas) – Christianization of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that took place in 1387, initiated by the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Władysław II Jagiełło and his cousin Vytautas, that signified the official adoption of Christianity by Lithuanians, the last pagan nation in Europe. This event ended one of the most complicated and lengthiest processes of Christianization in European history.
