Árni Þorláksson
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Árni.
Árni Þorláksson (1237 – April 17, 1298) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the tenth bishop of Iceland (1269–1298).[1]
He served in the diocese of Skálholt. Árni had orders from his superior in Norway to take control of local church property away from secular chieftains.[2] He was largely successful in this.
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- ^ Gunnar Karlsson (2000). Iceland's 1100 Years: History of a Marginal Society. Hurst, London. ISBN 1-85065-420-4
- ^
"Arni Thorlaksson". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
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| Preceded by Sigvarður Þéttmarsson |
Bishop of Skálholt 1269–1298 |
Succeeded by Árni Helgason |
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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