Jonas Trinkūnas
Jonas Trinkūnas (28 February 1939 – 20 January 2014) was the founder of Lithuania's pagan revival Romuva, as well as being an ethnologist and folklorist.
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Romuva Krivis (High Priest) Jonas Trinkūnas at the 2009 Baltic historical re-enactment festival Apuolė-854 | |
| Born | Jonas Trinkūnas 28 February 1939 Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Died | 20 January 2014 (aged 74) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Other names | Jaunius (The Young One) |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
| Known for | Revival of the Romuvan religion |
| Title | High priest (krivis) of Romuva |
| Term | 2002–2014 |
| Successor | Inija Trinkūnienė |
| Spouse | Inija Trinkūnienė |
| Children | Žemyna, Rimgailė, Vėtra, Ugnė and Indrė |
| Awards | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2013) |
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