Gissur Ísleifsson (ca 1042–1118;

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ic clergyman who, in 1082, became the second

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in the aftermath of the adoption of

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by the island's inhabitants. He followed in the footsteps of his father,

Ísleifur Gissurarson Ísleifur Gissurarson (c. 1006 – 5 July 1080), an Icelandic clergyman, became the first bishop of Iceland, following the adoption of Christianity in 1000 AD. His parents were Gissur Teitsson and Þórdís Þóroddsdóttir. After studying in H ...

(1006–1080), Iceland's first bishop, who established the initial

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at the family homestead in

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and served from 1056 until his death in 1080, Gissur Ísleifsson continued his mission at Skálholt for the next 36 years, with his own death coming in the year 1118.

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Gissur Ísleifsson at ''www.skolavefurinn.is'' (password required)
Gissur Ísleifsson Gissur Ísleifsson 1040s births 1118 deaths Married Roman Catholic bishops Gissur Ísleifsson {{Iceland-RC-bishop-stub

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