Jón Arason
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 |
Jón Arason (1484 – November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the Reformation in Iceland.