Páll Jónsson

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Páll Jónsson (

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
.

Páll was a descendant of the Oddaverjar family clan.[1]

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

References

See also

  • List of Skálholt bishops
Preceded by
Þorlákur helgi Þórhallsson
Bishop of Skálholt
1195–1211
Succeeded by