Jón Arason
Jón Arason (1484 – November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the imposition of the Protestant Reformation in Iceland.
The Right Reverend Jón Arason | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Hólar | |
Bishop Arason | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Hólar |
| Appointed | 22 December 1520 |
| In office | 1524–1550 |
| Predecessor | Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson |
| Successor | Ólafur Hjaltason |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1504 |
| Consecration | 1524 by Olav Engelbrektsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1484 Gryta, Iceland |
| Died | 7 November 1550 Skalholt, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
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