Sigurbjörn Einarsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sigurbjörn Einarsson

Icelandic bishop

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1911

Place of Birth: Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland

Date of Death: 28-Aug-2008

Profession: priest, university teacher

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Sigurbjörn Einarsson

  • Sigurbjörn Einarsson (30 June 1911 – 28 August 2008) was an Icelandic clergyman and doctor of theology who served as the Bishop of Iceland (head of the Lutheran Church of Iceland) 1959–1981.
  • His son, Karl Sigurbjörnsson, later served as Bishop of Iceland 1998–2012. Sigurbjörn Einarsson has been referred to as one of the greatest poets in the Icelandic language of his era, and a book of his poems, titled Eigi stjörnum ofar – sálmar og ljóð, was published in 2008.

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