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Guðmundur Arason, Iceland’s National Saint

Guðmundur Arason, Iceland's National Saint
Guðmundur Arason, Hólar, Iceland

Walking through the historic town of Hólar in northern Iceland, we stumbled across a large and impressive statue of Guðmundur Arason.  Arason served as the Bishop of Hólar from 1203 until his death in 1237 and is seen as a Catholic Saint to Icelanders today.  His life was recorded in the Guðmundar saga biskups, which is an Icelandic bishops’ saga solely pertaining to Arason’s.

Guðmundur Arason, Iceland's National Saint
The statue of Guðmundur Arason in the town of Hólar, Iceland.
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The Icelandic Bishop, Jón Arason

Hólar Cathedral
Hólar Cathedral, Hólar, Iceland

Hólar, Iceland is a small little town in the northern part of the country that has so much history and drama within its walls.  No stories are probably more dramatic than that of Bishop Jón Arason, the last Catholic Bishop of Iceland.

The Icelandic Bishop, Jón Arason
A piece of art depicting Jón Arason by the Icelandic artist, Erró.

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