Ísleifur Gissurarson

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Ísleifur Gissurarson (* 1006 ; † July 5, 1080 ) was the first bishop of Iceland and Greenland .

Christianization of Iceland

In the year 1000, the then Republic of Iceland adopted Christianity as the state religion by parliamentary resolution. The Christianization was initiated by the brought Irish slaves and their influence and been reinforced by the sending of missionaries in the 10th century.

Formation and Consecration

Ísleifur Gissurarson, the son of Þórdís Þóroddsdóttir and Gissur Teitsson from the Mosfellingar Clan received his ecclesiastical training in Herford, East Westphalia, and was ordained the first bishop of Iceland and Greenland in 1056 by the Archbishop of Bremen, Adalbert .

Skálholt

He settled on the Skálholt estate in southern Iceland , where his family owned land, and founded the first Icelandic school there. At the same time he also took over godhood from his father.

family

His wife was Dalla Þorvaldsdóttir . With this he had three sons, Þorvaldur , Teitur and Gissur , who took over the office of bishop after the death of his father. One of his students was Jón Ögmundarson , who later worked as Bishop of Hólar .

death

When Ísleifur died on July 5, 1080 in Skálholt, he had held the bishopric there for 24 years.

His son Gissur Ísleifsson succeeded him in office.

See also

literature

  • Roland Köhne: Bishop Isleif Gizurarson, a famous student of Herford Abbey. Church connections between Germany and Iceland in the 11th century. In: Annual report of the historical association for the county of Ravensberg. Volume 67, 1970, pp. 1-38.
  • Helge bei der Wieden: Bishop Isleif Gissurarson and his education in Herford. In: Historical yearbook for the Herford district. Volume 15, 2008, pp. 55-61.
  • Biskupsstólanna saga. Hólar 2006.
  • Ekkart Sauser :  Ísleifur Gissurarson. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 704.  ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. http://www.archive.org/stream/hungurvakasiveh01lagoog#page/n51/mode/1up Hungrvaka , p. 51, accessed: July 28, 2010
  2. ↑ Íslendingabók, Kafli 9, accessed: July 18, 2010
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Ísleifur Gissurarson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION first bishop of Iceland and Greenland
DATE OF BIRTH 1006
DATE OF DEATH July 5, 1080