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Ísleifur Gissurarson

1006 - 1080

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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 Herford in Germany, he was made bishop of Iceland in 1056 by Athelbjart, archbishop of Bremen. He built up a see in his family homestead in Skálholt and founded a school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ísleifur Gissurarson is the 2,727th most popular religious figure (down from 2,516th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 55th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ísleifur Gissurarson ranks 2,727 out of 3,187. Before him are Sebastian Francis, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Ignatius Brianchaninov, Euzois of Byzantium, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, and Zoltan Sarosy. After him are John Neumann, Angelo Maria Querini, Wilfrid Napier, Patrick Abercrombie, Nicola Saggio, and Nicetas I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1006, Ísleifur Gissurarson ranks 5. Before him are Constantine X Doukas, Andronikos Doukas, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, and Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou.  Among people deceased in 1080, Ísleifur Gissurarson ranks 8. Before him are Adam of Bremen, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Michael Attaleiates, Kekaumenos, and Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ísleifur Gissurarson ranks 64 out of 190. Before him are Jón Magnússon (1859), Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), Baltasar Kormákur (1966), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), and Einar Benediktsson (1864). After him are Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986), Hallgrímur Helgason (1959), Magnús Guðmundsson (1879), Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (1955), Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954), and Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason (1867).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iceland

Among religious figures born in Iceland, Ísleifur Gissurarson ranks 3. Before him are Jón Ögmundsson (1052), and Saint Thorlak (1133).

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