The Diocese of Skálholt (Icelandic: Skálholtsbiskupa [ˈskaulˌhɔl(t)sˌpɪskʏpa]) is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland. It was the estate of the...
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gathering of structures. Adam of Bremen, writing circa 1075, described Skálholt (Scaldholz) as the "largest city" in Iceland. First the diocese of Skálholt was...
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Skálholt has been a titular see of the Catholic Church since 1968. It was the estate of the first bishop in Iceland, Isleifr...
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Bishop of Skálholt, currently Kristján Björnsson. Even though the cathedral contains the seat of the bishop, Skálholt is no longer a diocese in its own...
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varied pattern. The two dioceses of Iceland were divided along the farthing division in 1106 such that the diocese of Skálholt extended over three farthings...
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patron saint of Iceland. He was Bishop of Skálholt from 1178 until his death. Thorlak's relics were translated to the Cathedral of Skalholt in 1198, not...
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and in 1153 it became a part of the province of Nidaros. Iceland was divided into two dioceses, Skálholt, established 1056, and Holar in 1106. These continued...
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Bishops' saga (section Sagas about Skálholt bishops)
of Iceland's two medieval dioceses of Skálholt and Hólar. Hungrvaka (short biographies of the first five bishops of Skálholt, 1056–1176) Þorláks saga helga...
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Catholic Church in Iceland (redirect from History of the Catholic Church in Iceland)
Reformation, there were two dioceses in Iceland, the Diocese of Skálholt (first bishop, Ísleifur Gissurarson, 1056), and the Diocese of Hólar (first bishop,...
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bishop of Iceland from 1216 to 1237. He served in the diocese of Skálholt. Magnús Gissurarson was married and had two sons. List of Skálholt bishops...
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