Ólafur Gíslason
Ólafur Gíslason ( 7 December 1691 - 2 January 1753 ) was an Evangelical Lutheran bishop of Skálholt in the south of Iceland .
Life
Ólafur Gíslason was born to the legal scholar Gísli Ólafsson.
He was initially offered the bishopric of Hólar in northern Iceland in 1744 , but he refused to accept it. Even when the following year before Ludvig Harboe the offer was made to him to become Bishop of Skálholt, he initially did not want it. It was not until 1747, when Ludvig Harboe went to Norway to take up the office of Bishop of Nidaros , that he decided to take over the episcopal see of Skálholt and was ordained bishop in Copenhagen in April 1747 . He had a new school building built in Skálholt.
On January 2, 1753 Ólafur Gíslason died.
See also
Web links
- Skálholt's website (Icelandic)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ludvig Harboe |
Bishop of Skálholt 1747 - 1753 |
Finnur Jónsson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ólafur Gíslason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic clergyman, Bishop of Skálholt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1691 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1753 |