Magnús Einarsson

Magnús Einarsson (1092 – September 30, 1148) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the fourth bishop of Skálholt from 1134 to 1148. He served in the diocese of Skálholt.[1] According to Hungrvaka, he intended to build a monastery on Vestmannaeyjar, but died before he could.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vesteinsson, Orri (2000). The Christianization of Iceland: Priests, Power, and Social Change 1000-1300. OUP Oxford. p. 235. ISBN 9780191543029. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Vesteinsson, Orri (2000). The Christianization of Iceland: Priests, Power, and Social Change 1000-1300. OUP Oxford. p. 135. ISBN 9780191543029. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

See also

Preceded by
Þorlákur Runólfsson;		 Bishop of Skálholt
1134–1148		 Succeeded by
Klængur Þorsteinsson



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