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Jón Ögmundsson

Icelandic bishop

SaintIcelandic CommonwealthPre-congregation

Feast: 23 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1052
Died
1121
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Jón Ögmundsson or Ögmundarson (Latin: Ioannes Ögmundi filius; 1052–23 April 1121), also known as John of Hólar and St. Jón Ögmundarson or Ögmundsson (Icelandic: Jón helgi Ögmundarson/Ögmundsson), was an Icelandic Catholic bishop. In 1106, the second Icelandic diocese, Hólar, was created in the north of Iceland, and Jón was appointed its first bishop. He served as bishop there until his death.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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