Munkaþverá (monastery)

Coordinates: 65°32′44″N 18°04′58″W / 65.54551°N 18.08268°W / 65.54551; -18.08268
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65°32′44″N 18°04′58″W / 65.54551°N 18.08268°W / 65.54551; -18.08268

Munkaþverá church

Munkaþverá (Icelandic pronunciation:

. It was established around 1155 and was abolished when the country became Protestant in 1550.

The monastery is best known about its early Abbot

Sighvatur Sturluson and his sons who died in the Battle of Örlygsstaðir
.

The current church in Munkaþverá was built in 1844. In front of the church, there is a memorial dedicated to Jón Arason, who attended the monastery and did his studies there.

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