Gissur Ísleifsson (c. 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 ...

(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 Gissur Ísleifsson Gissur Ísleifsson 1040s births 1118 deaths Married Roman Catholic bishops Gissur Ísleifsson {{Iceland-RC-bishop-stub

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