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  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Iceland

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    While many members of the church immigrated to Utah, between 1873 and 1914, 22 native Icelandic saints living in Utah were called on missions to Iceland. Missionaries sent in 1873 began preaching again in the Westman Islands, but faced strong opposition. These missionaries left the following year, but had organized a small branch there.

  3. Christianization of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in 980, Iceland was visited by several Christian missionaries who had little success; but when Olaf Tryggvason (who had converted around 998) ascended to the Norwegian throne, there were many more converts, and the two rival religions soon divided the country and threatened civil war.

  4. History of Christianity in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Christian missionaries started to visit Iceland in the last decades of the 10th century. [13] A German [13] missionary bishop, Friedrich (Friðrekr) who arrived in 981 was the first among them. [14] He was forced to depart from the island in 986 after his Icelandic aide, Thorvald Kodransson, had murdered two [13] men in a battle. [14]

  5. Category:Christian missionaries in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Mormon missionaries in Iceland (2 P) Pages in category "Christian missionaries in Iceland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

  6. Category:Icelandic Christian missionaries - Wikipedia

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  7. Þangbrandr - Wikipedia

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    Þangbrandr [1] was a missionary sent to Iceland by king of Norway Óláfr Tryggvason to convert the inhabitants to Christianity. Snorri Sturluson described him as follows: There was a Saxon priest in [Olaf's] house who was called Thangbrand, a passionate, ungovernable man, and a great manslayer; but he was a good scholar, and a clever man.

  8. Category:Icelandic missionaries - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic Christian missionaries (1 C) Pages in category "Icelandic missionaries" This category contains only the following page.

  9. Church of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    The Church of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðkirkjan, lit. 'The National Church'), officially the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (hin evangelíska lúterska kirkja), is the national church of Iceland. The church is Christian and professes the Lutheran faith.