Jón Arason was a poet and the last Roman Catholic bishop in Iceland, remembered as a national as well as a religious hero. The son of poor parents, ...

The last Catholic bishop of Iceland before the introduction of Protestantism, b. 1484; d. 7 November, 1550. He was consecrated Bishop of Hólar by his archbishop ...

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 ...

ON 7 November 1550 Jon Arason, the last pre-Reformation bishop. "-'of Iceland, was beheaded in the south of the island. His trial was.

They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. In 1524, his occupation is listed as bishop in Hólar, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Northeast, Iceland. He died on ...

This book is about the famous and powerful Catholic bishop, Jón Arason (1484-1550). When the Reformation was to be implemented in Iceland by Danish decree.

Iceland 1950 Sc# 270 Bishop Jon Arason 400th anniversary block 4 MNH ; Quantity. 4 sold. 3 available ; Item Number. 353844053034 ; Type. Worldwide collection.

Arason, who was the last Roman Catholic bishop in Iceland, is celebrated as a poet, and as the man who introduced printing into the island. Copyright Statement