# Gissur Ísleifsson

> Gissur Ísleifsson was an Icelandic clergyman who, in 1082, became the second Catholic bishop of Iceland in the aftermath of the adoption of Christianity by the island's inhabitants.
He followed in the footsteps of his father, Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006–1080), Iceland's first bishop, who established the initial episcopal see at the family homestead in Skálholt and served from 1056 until his death in 1080, Gissur Ísleifsson continued his mission at Skálholt for the next 36 years, with his own death coming in the year 1118.

*Icelandic priest*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gissur-isleifsson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1042
- **Died:** 1118
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gizurr Ísleifsson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizurr_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissurus Isleifi filius](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissurus_Isleifi_filius)
- [Gissur Ísleifsson](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissur_%C3%8Dsleifsson)
- [Gissuro de Skálholt](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gissuro_de_Sk%C3%A1lholt)
- [Гицур Ислейвссон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%83%D1%80_%D0%98%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364802)

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