Jón Arason [SEP] position held
Jón Arason
Jón Arason (1484 – November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the imposition of the Protestant Reformation in Iceland.
Background.
Jón Arason was born in Gryta, educated at Munkaþverá, the Benedictine abbey of Iceland, and was ordained a Catholic priest about 1504. Having attracted the notice of Gottskálk Nikulásson (1469– 1520), bishop of Hólar, he was sent by that prelate on two missions to Norway. In 1522 he
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Sources.
- "This article incorporates text from the 1913 "Catholic Encyclopedia" article "Arason Jón" by E.A. Wang, a publication now in the public domain."
External links.
- "Söguþættir og ættartölur Jóns biskups Arasonar á Hólum" Primary sources on Jón's life
- "Jón Arason biskup og ætt hans": A concise, Icelandic overview of his life and main poetic works, the main biographies as well as the