The Menntaskólinn á Akureyri traces its roots to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130.
The bishop stood by his claim that the clergy should retain judicial power in its own affairs, and a conflict ensued at Víðines, near Hólar, the seat of the bishop.
On 22 December 1990, Errázuriz Ossa was appointed Titular Archbishop of Hólar and secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
One of the young men in the service of bishop Ögmundur was Oddur Gottskálksson, son of Gottskálk Nikulásson, a former bishop of Hólar.
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Not all Icelanders were happy with the reforms, and the see of Hólar remained firmly Catholic.
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The Icelandic Reformation ended with the execution of Jón Arason, Catholic bishop of Hólar, and his two sons, in 1550, after which the country adopted Lutheranism.
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The Danish king and his emissaries did not immediately move against Catholic bishop Jón Arason, who still controlled his seat at Hólar.
One of the descendants of Snorri's brother Thorbjorn, Bjorn Gilsson, was also a bishop of Hólar.
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According to the legend, Loftur Þorsteinsson tried to obtain the legendary grimoire Rauðskinna from the dead Bishop Gottskálk grimmi Nikulásson of Holar by the use of magic.