Saint Jon Helgi Ogmundarson

Also known as
Ogmund
Apostle to Iceland
Memorial
8 March
Profile
Disciple of Isleifur, bishop of Skalholt, Iceland. First bishop of Holar, Iceland in 1106. Great evangelist of the island.
Died
1121 of natural causes
Name Meaning
God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Canonized
1201
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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