Jonas Jaknavičius

Jonas Jaknavičius (1589 – April 11, 1668) was a Lithuanian Jesuit chancellery worker, teacher, Rector of the Kražiai College, Smolensk College, and Vilnius College.^[1][2][3][4]

Jonas Jaknavičius
Born	1589 Eastern part of Lithuania proper
Died	(1668-04-11)April 11, 1668 Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Occupation(s)	Lithuanian chancellery worker, teacher, academician, Jesuit
Notable work	Ewangelie polskie y litewskie

Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, 1674 edition

Jaknavičius prepared and published a book about the Polish and Lithuanian gospels for sermons (Polish: Ewangelie polskie y litewskie, Lithuanian: Lenkiškos ir lietuviškos evangelijos) which was republished 40 times in the 17th-19th centuries due to their popularity.^[1][5] The Ewangelie polskie y litewskie was written and published in Polish and Lithuanian languages.^[6] The oldest surviving version of the Ewangelie polskie y litewskie is from 1647 and was recognized by UNESCO (currently preserved at the Kaunas University of Technology).^[1][7][8]

Jaknavičius also contributed to the 2nd edition (1631) of Konstantinas Sirvydas' dictionary Dictionarium Trium Lingvarum in usum Studiosæ Iuventutis.^[1]