Páll Jónsson
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{{short description|Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman}}
{{icelandic name|Páll}}
Páll Jónsson ({{IPA|non|ˈpɑːlː ˈjoːnsˌson|label=Old Norse:}}, {{IPA|is|ˈpʰautl̥ ˈjounsɔn|label=Modern Icelandic:}}; 1155 – November 29, 1211) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the seventh bishop of Iceland from 1195 to 1211. He served in the diocese of Skálholt. His life is recorded in Páls saga biskups.
Páll was a descendant of the Oddaverjar family clan.{{cite journal |last=Morillo |first=Stephen |date=2003 |title=Studies in Medieval History 2002 |journal=Haskins Society Journal |volume=12 |page=129 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd |ISBN=9781843830085}}
He is known as a patron of the celebrated artist Margret hin haga (Margaret the Dextrous).
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