Complete the sentence about Church of Iceland with the correct year: The first Icelandic bishop, Ísleifur Gissurarson, was consecrated in Bremen in ______, and he made Skálholt the episcopal see.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1056
The first Icelandic bishop, Ísleifur Gissurarson, was consecrated in Bremen in 1056, and he took the see at Skálholt.
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