GUDMUNDUR ARASON, BISHOP OF HÓLAR

GUDMUNDUR ARASON, BISHOP OF HÓLAR - 16 MARCH

GUDMUNDUR ARASON, BISHOP OF HÓLAR

Gudmundur the Good was born in 1161, in Hörgárdalur, Iceland. Ordained a priest in 1185 at the age of 24, he acquired a reputation as pious and devout man, and as a miracle-worker.

HE AROUSED THE IRE OF THE SECULAR NOTABLES

In 1203 he was elected bishop of Hólar (the northern one of the two Icelandic bishop seats). Both his contemporaries and later generations compared him with Saint Thomas Becket. Gudmundur was generous with the Church's holdings, and soon a great number of impoverished dependents settled around Hólar. His generosity aroused the ire of local chieftains.

HIS VITA

His holy death occurred on March 16, 1237.

His story is recorded in several manuscripts, most notably Prestssaga Guðmundar góða. He is often referred to as Guðmundur góði, Guðmundr or Gudmund the Good).

Information from Wikipedia -https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%B0mundur_Arason

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