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Páll Jónsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Páll.

Páll Jónsson (1155 – November 29, 1211) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the seventh bishop of Iceland from 1195 to 1211. He served in the diocese of Skálholt. His life is recorded in Páls saga biskups.

He is known as a patron of the celebrated artist Margret him haga (Margret the Dextrous).

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Preceded by Bishop of Skálholt
1195–1211 		Succeeded by


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