Viltu lesa r\u00e6\u00f0una? H\u00fan er h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFyrir r\u00famum 16 \u00e1rum, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010, st\u00fdr\u00f0i s\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3rir Stephensen \u00fatf\u00f6r \u00ed Neskirkju, \u00fear sem \u00e9g var \u00fe\u00e1 starfandi. Hann kom til m\u00edn fyrir ath\u00f6fnina, r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1na og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“N\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0u a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvernig \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt a\u00f0 jar\u00f0a mig.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ellefu \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2021, hitti \u00e9g hann heima \u00ed Mi\u00f0leiti \u00fear sem hann \u00edtreka\u00f0i \u00f3sk s\u00edna, f\u00e9kk m\u00e9r umslag me\u00f0 fyrirm\u00e6lum um \u00fatf\u00f6rina, lag\u00f0i til gu\u00f0spjallstexta og vers \u00far R\u00f3mverjabr\u00e9finu sem honum var k\u00e6rt og hlj\u00f3\u00f0ar svo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Veri\u00f0 ekki h\u00e1lfvolg \u00ed \u00e1huganum,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
veri\u00f0 brennandi \u00ed andanum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dej\u00f3ni\u00f0 Drottni.” (Rm 12.11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og n\u00fa stend \u00e9g \u00ed sporum hans h\u00e9r \u00ed k\u00f3r D\u00f3mkirkjunnar og tala yfir moldum hans. Hann var eins og segir \u00ed versinu, brennandi \u00ed andanum, tala\u00f0i t\u00e6pitungulaust, kom inn \u00e1 margt \u00ed sinni bo\u00f0un, br\u00fdndi f\u00f3lk til a\u00f0 lifa \u00ed tr\u00fa og von og var vakinn og sofinn yfir s\u00f3knarb\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir Stephensen, fv. d\u00f3mkirkjuprestur og sta\u00f0arhaldari \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey, l\u00e9st \u00e1 Hj\u00fakrunarheimilinu Skj\u00f3li 30. j\u00fan\u00ed, \u00e1 95. aldurs\u00e1ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00f3rir f\u00e6ddist \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 1. \u00e1g\u00fast 1931. Hann lauk gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ipr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 1954 og stunda\u00f0i framhaldsn\u00e1m \u00ed kennimannlegri gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Pullach \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi 1964-1965. Hann lauk n\u00e1mi \u00ed skjalav\u00f6rslu og skjalas\u00f6fnun fr\u00e1 H\u00cd 1990 og meistarapr\u00f3fi \u00ed kirkjus\u00f6gu vi\u00f0 sama sk\u00f3la 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann v\u00edg\u00f0ist yngstur manna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi til prests, 22 \u00e1ra, \u00e1ri\u00f0 1954 er hann var settur s\u00f3knarprestur \u00ed Sta\u00f0arh\u00f3ls\u00feingum \u00ed D\u00f6lum. Til Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ks flutti hann \u00e1ri\u00f0 1960 og var \u00fear s\u00f3knarprestur til 1971. Hann var a\u00f0sto\u00f0arprestur vi\u00f0 D\u00f3mkirkjuna \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 1971 til 1973 en var \u00fe\u00e1 kj\u00f6rinn d\u00f3mkirkjuprestur og gegndi \u00feeim starfa til 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 hann sta\u00f0arhaldari \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey og sinnti \u00fev\u00ed starfi til sj\u00f6tugs. Hann sinnti einnig kennslu, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki og \u00ed Hagask\u00f3la \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. \u00de\u00f3rir l\u00e9t til s\u00edn taka \u00ed margv\u00edslegum f\u00e9lagsst\u00f6rfum, m.a. \u00ed R\u00f3tar\u00fdhreyfingunni, Lions, Rau\u00f0a krossinum og Fr\u00edm\u00fararareglunni. Hann var jafnframt virkur \u00ed kjaram\u00e1lum fyrir h\u00f6nd Prestaf\u00e9lagsins og Bandalags h\u00e1sk\u00f3lamanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00f3rir var \u00e1kafur \u00e1hugama\u00f0ur um s\u00f6gu og var s\u00e6mdur riddarakrossi hinnar \u00edslensku f\u00e1lkaor\u00f0u \u00e1ri\u00f0 2008 fyrir st\u00f6rf \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu kirkju, s\u00f6gu og samf\u00e9lags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eftir hann liggja margv\u00edsleg ritverk, me\u00f0al annars Saga D\u00f3mkirkjunnar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, Saga kirkjugar\u00f0a Reykjav\u00edkurpr\u00f3fastsd\u00e6ma og Stef\u00e1n sterki, myndbrot \u00far manns\u00e6vi, en \u00fea\u00f0 var saga sr. Stef\u00e1ns Stephensen afa hans. Meistararitger\u00f0 hans fjalla\u00f0i um pr\u00f3ventu \u00ed klaustrum \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eiginkona \u00de\u00f3ris var Dagbj\u00f6rt Gunnlaugsd\u00f3ttir fr\u00e1 S\u00f6kku \u00ed Svarfa\u00f0ardal, f\u00e6dd 1927. H\u00fan l\u00e9st 2023. B\u00f6rn \u00feeirra voru \u00ferj\u00fa; El\u00edn, f. 1955, og \u00de\u00f3ra, f. 1957, sem b\u00e1\u00f0ar eru l\u00e1tnar, og \u00d3lafur, f. 1968. Barnab\u00f6rnin eru fimm og s\u00ed\u00f0asta prestverk \u00de\u00f3ris var a\u00f0 sk\u00edra l\u00edtinn langafadreng 2023. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu tv\u00f6 og h\u00e1lfa \u00e1ri\u00f0 var \u00de\u00f3rir \u00ed sambandi me\u00f0 Sigr\u00fanu Cortes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deetta eru kn\u00f6pp \u00e6vi\u00e1grip en \u00edtarlegri texta mun \u00e9g birta \u00e1 vefs\u00ed\u00f0u minni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 fyrsta prestakalli s\u00ednu 22ja \u00e1ra voru kj\u00f6r hans \u00f6nnur en s\u00ed\u00f0ar ur\u00f0u:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00deau hj\u00f3n fengu leig\u00f0 \u00ed Tjaldanesi \u00ed Saurb\u00e6 tv\u00f6 herbergi, sem voru samtals 15 fermetrar a\u00f0 flatarm\u00e1li. \u00deeim fylgdi a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 eldh\u00fasi, einn b\u00e1s \u00ed fj\u00f3si og hesth\u00faskofi. Ekki var\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed komist a\u00f0 hafa tvo hesta \u00e1 j\u00e1rnum vegna vetrarfer\u00f0anna til a\u00f0 messa, jar\u00f0a, h\u00fasvitja og sinna \u00f6\u00f0rum prestsst\u00f6rfum, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 Skar\u00f0sstr\u00f6ndinni og \u00fe\u00f3 fyrst og fremst vegna fer\u00f0anna fyrir Gilsfj\u00f6r\u00f0 til a\u00f0 messa \u00ed Garpsdal. Vegurinn var \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 st\u00f3rum hluta ni\u00f0ri \u00ed fj\u00f6ru \u00e1 su\u00f0urstr\u00f6ndinni, og fyrir vestan fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn var mj\u00f6g h\u00e6ttulegur vetrarvegur \u00ed s.n. Slitum sem mj\u00f6g voru \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0unni, \u00feegar r\u00f6k voru f\u00e6r\u00f0 fyrir nau\u00f0syn br\u00faar yfir Gilsfj\u00f6r\u00f0. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir er tr\u00falega s\u00ed\u00f0asti presturinn, h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi, sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0 leggja sl\u00edk fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1 sig, en Garpsdalss\u00f3kn var l\u00f6g\u00f0 til Reykh\u00f3la, er hann h\u00e6tti. Kom aldrei fyrir \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum, a\u00f0 messufall yr\u00f0i fyrir \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 presturinn k\u00e6mist ekki.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed byggingavinnu \u00f6ll s\u00edn sk\u00f3la\u00e1r. Reynsla hans kom s\u00e9r vel vi\u00f0 uppbygginguna \u00e1 Hvoli, en hann vann miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 henni sj\u00e1lfur.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dagbj\u00f6rt og \u00de\u00f3rir l\u00f6g\u00f0u gj\u00f6rva h\u00f6nd \u00e1 margt \u00ed sinni \u00fej\u00f3nustu fyrir vestan og nor\u00f0an og svo h\u00e9r \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni. H\u00fan var me\u00f0 honum \u00ed \u00f6llu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Eftir a\u00f0 prestssetri\u00f0 var risi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Hvoli, var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 strax a\u00f0 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 sveitarinnar. Auk \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn k\u00e6mi \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed messukaffi og til k\u00f3r\u00e6finga, t\u00f3ku \u00feau hj\u00f3n a\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 halda \u00fear \u00fdmsa fundi, h\u00fasm\u00e6\u00f0ra- og b\u00e6ndan\u00e1mskei\u00f0. \u00deyrfti a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti h\u00f3pum fer\u00f0af\u00f3lks \u00ed mat e\u00f0a kaffi, var yfirleitt ekki \u00ed \u00f6nnur h\u00fas a\u00f0 venda en prestssetri\u00f0. \u00deegar h\u00e9ra\u00f0sl\u00e6knirinn \u00ed B\u00fa\u00f0ardal \u00feurfti a\u00f0 kalla f\u00f3lk saman til b\u00f3lusetningar, ungbarnasko\u00f0unar og annars sl\u00edks, var \u00fea\u00f0 gert \u00e1 Hvoli. Hann ger\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3ri a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0armanni s\u00ednum, kenndi honum a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla sprautu og l\u00e9t hann liggja me\u00f0 f\u00fakkalyf. \u00deegar Sv\u00ednadalur var \u00f3f\u00e6r \u00e1 vetrum, f\u00e9kk l\u00e6knirinn gjarnan sj\u00fakd\u00f3msl\u00fdsingar \u00ed s\u00edma og \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 oft \u00fatkoman a\u00f0 senda s\u00f3knarprestinn til a\u00f0 sprauta sj\u00faklingana. \u00deess utan kom fyrir, a\u00f0 hann f\u00f3r s\u00e9rstakar fer\u00f0ir \u00e1 hestum su\u00f0ur fyrir Sv\u00ednadal, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00f3f\u00e6r b\u00edlum, til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja lyf e\u00f0a l\u00e6kni. Aldrei var krafist grei\u00f0slu fyrir neitt af ofangreindri \u00fej\u00f3nustu, nema bens\u00edni \u00e1 b\u00edl, \u00feegar svo bar undir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 liggur \u00ed augum uppi, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 starf, sem h\u00e9r hefur veri\u00f0 l\u00fdst, bygg\u00f0ist ekki s\u00edst \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 fr\u00fa Dagbj\u00f6rt st\u00f3\u00f0 afar sterk vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 manni s\u00ednum.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1rin h\u00e9r \u00ed D\u00f3mkirkjunni einkenndust af annr\u00edki. Hann var\u00f0 afar eftirs\u00f3ttur \u00fatfararprestur. Hann var vandvirkur. Verklag hans var \u00feannig, a\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i hitt \u00e1stvini, f\u00f3r hann heim og handskrifa\u00f0i r\u00e6\u00f0una og heims\u00f3tti f\u00f3lki\u00f0 aftur kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 fyrir \u00fatf\u00f6r, las r\u00e6\u00f0una yfir til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 allt v\u00e6ri r\u00e9tt og \u00ed lagi. Sl\u00edk vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 eru til fyrirmyndar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Veri\u00f0 ekki h\u00e1lfvolg \u00ed \u00e1huganum,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
veri\u00f0 brennandi \u00ed andanum. \u00dej\u00f3ni\u00f0 Drottni.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e1ll postuli var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til R\u00f3mar veturinn 57\/58 – aldarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi eftir krossfestingu og upprisu Krists. Hann haf\u00f0i eignast lifandi tr\u00fa eftir a\u00f0 hafa m\u00e6tt hinum upprisna sem kom til hans \u00ed d\u00fdr\u00f0arlj\u00f3si. Og \u00feessi hatrammi andst\u00e6\u00f0ingur kristinna manna var\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6rsk\u00f6mmum t\u00edma einn af \u00feeim sem l\u00f6g\u00f0u lei\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed b\u00e6i og borgir R\u00f3maveldis til a\u00f0 vitna. \u00cd flestum tilfellum f\u00f3rnu\u00f0u \u00feessir vottar l\u00edfi s\u00ednu fyrir vitnisbur\u00f0inn um hinn upprisna frelsara. P\u00e1ll er talinn hafa veri\u00f0 h\u00e1lsh\u00f6ggvinn \u00ed R\u00f3m. Enn deyr f\u00f3lk \u00ed N\u00edger\u00edu, S\u00fadan, \u00cdran og v\u00ed\u00f0ar, er teki\u00f0 af l\u00edfi fyrir tr\u00fa s\u00edna \u00e1 Jes\u00fa. Og f\u00f3lk heyrir \u00feetta ekki og fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lar segja f\u00e1tt, e\u00f0a eins og vinur minn sag\u00f0i: “No Jews, No news.” Engir Gy\u00f0ingar. Engar fr\u00e9ttir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heimurinn er enn vettvangur fyrir fylgjendur Krists a\u00f0 bera honum vitni og sigri hans yfir dau\u00f0anum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og hvar erum vi\u00f0 sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 um \u00feessar mundir? Sumir stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn hafa sagt a\u00f0 tr\u00faarsko\u00f0anir skuli ekki heyrast \u00ed “hinu opinbera r\u00fdmi”! Og \u00fe\u00e1 spyr \u00e9g, eins og \u00e9g spur\u00f0i, norska stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn, sem t\u00f6lu\u00f0u \u00e1 s\u00f6mu n\u00f3tum, \u00feegar \u00e9g starfa\u00f0i sem prestur \u00ed Noregi og andm\u00e6lti sl\u00edkri heimsku og sag\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessa lei\u00f0: \u00fei\u00f0 vilji\u00f0 afneita sko\u00f0unum annarra me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 banna \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed hinu opinbera r\u00fdmi, en leyfa \u00fear ekkert nema ykkar eigin sko\u00f0anir, ykkar tr\u00fa! Og \u00e9g rita\u00f0i grein gegn heimskunni \u00ed bla\u00f0i\u00f0 – V\u00e5rt land – og andm\u00e6lti \u00feeim p\u00f3lit\u00edska villuanda sem \u00fear r\u00edkti um skei\u00f0 og sv\u00edfur enn yfir v\u00f6tnum \u00fear og h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi og v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00e1 Vesturl\u00f6ndum. Ef sl\u00edk hugsun er l\u00e1tin fara alla lei\u00f0 yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 banna knattspyrnum\u00f6nnum. a\u00f0 signa sig \u00ed leik, eins \u00feeim er tamt, sem koma fr\u00e1 ka\u00fe\u00f3lskum l\u00f6ndum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00fdlega hl\u00fdddi \u00e9g \u00e1 r\u00e6\u00f0u konu sem hei\u00f0ru\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi sem besti sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ri landsins. H\u00fan tala\u00f0i t\u00e6pitungulaust gegn dellunni sem \u00fear hefur vi\u00f0gengist \u00ed sk\u00f3lum og b\u00f6rn og unglingar hafa \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1ratugum \u00feola\u00f0 sem heila\u00fevott me\u00f0 gruggugu vatni kolrangs s\u00f6guskilnings og and\u00f3fi gegn vestr\u00e6num gildum. \u00deau f\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00f6ngu hugmynd a\u00f0 saga Vesturlanda s\u00e9 helsta vandam\u00e1l veraldar. Bretland er a\u00f0 sumra \u00e1liti a\u00f0 hruni komi\u00f0 vegna sl\u00edkrar hugsunar og \u00e9g \u00f3ttast a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 stefnum s\u00f6mu lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Veri\u00f0 ekki h\u00e1lfvolg \u00ed \u00e1huganum,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
veri\u00f0 brennandi \u00ed andanum. \u00dej\u00f3ni\u00f0 Drottni.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hvar st\u00f6ndum vi\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00feessi hvatning heyrist? Skynjum vi\u00f0 gruggi\u00f0 og greinum \u00fea\u00f0 fr\u00e1 ferskvatni skaparans e\u00f0a flj\u00f3tum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 feig\u00f0ar\u00f3si eins og hvert anna\u00f0 sull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3rir ba\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 leggja \u00fat af or\u00f0um postulans og \u00e9g tala h\u00e9r t\u00e6pitungulaust eins og hann var sj\u00e1lfur vanur a\u00f0 gera. Hann st\u00f3\u00f0 vaktina h\u00e9r \u00ed D\u00f3mkirkjunni um \u00e1rabil. R\u00e6\u00f0ur hans og atferli \u00ed prests\u00fej\u00f3nustunni voru laus vi\u00f0 h\u00e1lfvelgju. Bo\u00f0skapur hans var sk\u00fdr og sannf\u00e6ringin kl\u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir t\u00f3k \u00e1f\u00f6llum og sorgum s\u00ednum af karlmennsku me\u00f0 tr\u00fa og von \u00ed hjarta. Hann missti d\u00e6tur s\u00ednar b\u00e1\u00f0ar, tengdason og eiginkonu. \u00c9g var vi\u00f0staddur er hann jar\u00f0s\u00f6ng tengdason sinn. \u00dea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i hann af einstakri hl\u00fdju, styrk og tr\u00faarvissu, svo a\u00f0d\u00e1un vakti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Segja m\u00e1 a\u00f0 frj\u00e1lslynda gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0in hafi sannarlega veri\u00f0 eitt af megineinkennum \u00ed gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri afst\u00f6\u00f0u og bo\u00f0un sr. \u00de\u00f3ris. Afsta\u00f0a hans m\u00f3ta\u00f0ist af r\u00edkri \u00e1herslu \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdni, s\u00f6gulega gagnr\u00fdni og s\u00e1tt \u00e1 milli \u00f3l\u00edkra \u00e1herslna \u00ed \u00edslensku tr\u00faarl\u00edfi. (timarit.is) \u00deeir t\u00f3kust \u00e1, hann og sr. Heimir Steinsson sem rita\u00f0i hina umdeildu grein s\u00edna “Tilvera til dau\u00f0a – tr\u00fain hrein” \u00ed Kirkjuriti\u00f0 1975. H\u00fan olli uppn\u00e1mi en greinin var innbl\u00e1sin tilvistarstefnu og m\u00f3dernisma og beindist gegn \u00e1hrifum sp\u00edritisma og s\u00e1larranns\u00f3kna innan \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar (timarit.is) Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir steig \u00fe\u00e1 inn \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 umr\u00e6\u00f0u sem fulltr\u00fai hinnar hef\u00f0bundnu, \u00edslensku, frj\u00e1lslyndu gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00d3l\u00edkt sr. Heimi, sem vildi hreinsa sp\u00edritisma \u00fat \u00far kirkjunni, benti sr. \u00de\u00f3rir \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lum \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Harald N\u00edelsson og Einar H. Kvaran a\u00f0 \u00feakka a\u00f0 s\u00e1larranns\u00f3knarhreyfingin klofna\u00f0i ekki fr\u00e1 kirkjunni \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma. Fyrir sr. \u00de\u00f3ri \u00e1tti frj\u00e1lslynd gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 r\u00fama \u00f3l\u00edkar straumstefnur. Hann vildi ekki \u00fer\u00f6ngs\u00fdna kreddufestu e\u00f0a \u00fatilokun, heldur v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdna \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkju. Gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i hans einkenndist frekar af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera frj\u00e1lslynd verndarstefna. Hann bar\u00f0ist fyrir r\u00e9tti sp\u00edritista <\/em>til a\u00f0 r\u00famast innan kirkjunnar og s\u00fdndi s\u00f6gulegri arfleif\u00f0 \u00feeirra vir\u00f0ingu, \u00e1n \u00feess \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 gera dularfullt f\u00f3lk e\u00f0a spirit\u00edskar upplifanir a\u00f0 mi\u00f0punkti \u00ed eigin pr\u00e9dikun.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSko\u00f0anir f\u00f3lks breytast \u00ed deiglu daganna. \u00c9g nefndi fyrr \u00e1hrif hei\u00f0innar hugsunar. Hei\u00f0nin kemur m.a. fram \u00ed svonefndri slaufunarmenningu – \u00ed \u00feeirri \u00e1r\u00e1ttu a\u00f0 kansellera f\u00f3lki – reka \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat af vellinum eins og d\u00f3mari \u00ed knattspyrnuleik. En reglurnar \u00ed knattspyrnu, eru ekki l\u00edfsreglurnar st\u00e6rstu og mestu. \u00cd l\u00edfinu gilda hinar kristnu reglur um a\u00f0 elska n\u00e1ungann. Og vi\u00f0 elskum \u00fe\u00e1 manneskjuna en \u00feurfum hvorki a\u00f0 elska e\u00f0a samsinna sko\u00f0unum hennar n\u00e9 verkum, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 mist\u00f6kum og misgj\u00f6r\u00f0um. \u00deetta \u00feekkja prestar sem stunda s\u00e1lg\u00e6slu og vita a\u00f0 \u00ed hverri manneskju b\u00fdr gu\u00f0sneisti. Slaufunarmenning er \u00f3menning, h\u00fan er hei\u00f0ind\u00f3mur. Forfe\u00f0ur okkar og m\u00e6\u00f0ur bjuggu vi\u00f0 d\u00f3msvald sem d\u00e6mdi til sk\u00f3ggangs, fj\u00f6rbaugs e\u00f0a til fj\u00e1rsekta. \u00de\u00e1 var engin fyrirgefning, engin n\u00e1\u00f0, engin miskunn, bara \u00fatilokun, bara hefnd og grimmd g\u00f6tunnar. Viljum vi\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fd?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hinn fr\u00e6gi heimspekingur, J\u00fcrgen Habermas (1929-2026), sem var 2 \u00e1rum eldri en sr. \u00de\u00f3rir, sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 Vesturl\u00f6nd hef\u00f0u allan sinn si\u00f0agrunn \u00far Bibl\u00edunni. Hann tilt\u00f3k tv\u00f6 hugt\u00f6k. R\u00e9ttl\u00e6tishugsun Gy\u00f0inga \u00far GT og k\u00e6rleikskenningu Krists NT. Habermas var yfirl\u00fdstur gu\u00f0leysingi, en hann \u00feekkti r\u00e6tur sinnar menningar og gekkst vi\u00f0 \u00feeim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upp\u00e1haldsor\u00f0 s\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3ris voru \u00feessi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00c9g \u00e1 ekki sannleikann,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
en um hitt bi\u00f0 \u00e9g,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 sannleikurinn eigi mig.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann gekkst vi\u00f0 gj\u00f6r\u00f0um s\u00ednum og mist\u00f6kum, i\u00f0ra\u00f0ist og ba\u00f0st fyrirgefningar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann vitna\u00f0i \u00ed Stephan G. Stephansson, vi\u00f0 \u00fatskrift sonard\u00f3ttur sinnar \u00far l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0i 13. j\u00fan\u00ed s.l., r\u00famum tveimur vikum fyrir andl\u00e1ti\u00f0 og flutti \u00feessi mergju\u00f0u or\u00f0, keikur og styrkur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deitt er mennta\u00f0 afl og \u00f6nd,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
eigir\u00f0u fram a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hvassan skilning haga h\u00f6nd,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hjarta\u00f0 sanna og g\u00f3\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir \u00feekkti l\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttuna, haf\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfur vaxi\u00f0 \u00far f\u00e1t\u00e6kt til metor\u00f0a. En hver sem sta\u00f0a okkar er \u00ed l\u00edfinu, \u00fe\u00e1 er hin kristna skilgreining \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 til sta\u00f0ar, um a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll breyskar manneskjur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\u00f0 vera s\u00e9r \u00feess me\u00f0vitandi a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll syndugar manneskjur er mikilv\u00e6gara en flest anna\u00f0. Syndin er ekki einhver m\u00f3ralismi, einhver tilfellafr\u00e6\u00f0i um \u00fea\u00f0 hvernig f\u00f3lki ver\u00f0i f\u00f3taskortur \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum. Nei, syndin merkir geigun, a\u00f0 vera \u00ed sundur fr\u00e1 skapara s\u00ednum, e\u00f0li og uppruna, a\u00f0 vera framandi sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r og l\u00edfinu \u00ed s\u00ednu st\u00f3ra samhengi. \u00dea\u00f0 er syndin. H\u00fan er geigun. Fyrsti b\u00edlinn sem \u00e9g \u00e1tti var syndugur. Hann var me\u00f0 hlaup \u00ed st\u00fdrinu sem ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 verkum a\u00f0 hann leita\u00f0i \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00fat af veginum. Mitt hlutverk var a\u00f0 halda b\u00edlnum \u00e1 veginum. L\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00feegar \u00e9g nam gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i, var\u00f0 m\u00e9r lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 sami vandi er \u00ed m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfum og \u00f6llum \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00f6nnum, k\u00f6rlum sem konum. Vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll me\u00f0 hlaup \u00ed st\u00fdrinu og okkur h\u00e6ttir til a\u00f0 fara \u00fat af hinni r\u00e9ttu lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talandi um b\u00edla, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00de\u00f3rir oft \u00e1 hra\u00f0fer\u00f0. Hann haf\u00f0i miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera \u00ed vinnunni og svo voru \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin og afab\u00f6rnin sem \u00feurftu a\u00f0sto\u00f0. B\u00f6rnin minnast afa me\u00f0 hl\u00fdju og brosi \u00e1 v\u00f6r. \u00cd honum var engin h\u00e1lfvelgja, s\u00f6g\u00f0u \u00feau vi\u00f0 mig. Afi var vir\u00f0ulegur ma\u00f0ur, en l\u00e9k vi\u00f0 okkur og ger\u00f0i gr\u00edn, henti s\u00e9r \u00ed grasi\u00f0 \u00ed boltaleik, faldi sig \u00ed \u00fevottak\u00f6rfunni r\u00famlega sj\u00f6tugur og kom \u00e1 \u00f3vart. Hann var vir\u00f0ulegur prestur en l\u00edka sprellikarl. \u00deau f\u00f3ru oft me\u00f0 honum \u00ed Kringluna en \u00fea\u00f0 gat teki\u00f0 \u00f3rat\u00edma \u00fev\u00ed hann \u00feekkti svo marga. \u00deau segja l\u00edka a\u00f0 honum hafi h\u00e6tt til a\u00f0 t\u00fdnast \u00ed B\u00f3nus af s\u00f6mu ors\u00f6k. \u00c6t\u00ed\u00f0 var hann til sta\u00f0ar fyrir skutl til a\u00f0 gr\u00e6ja eitthva\u00f0 og var flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. Hann skutla\u00f0i \u00feeim \u00ed sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun, \u00ed fermingarfr\u00e6\u00f0slu og spur\u00f0i \u00fat \u00ed hva\u00f0 presturinn hef\u00f0i kennt \u00feeim og b\u00e6tti svo vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem honum fannst kannski vanta upp\u00e1! Hann var vakinn og sofinn yfir velfer\u00f0 \u00feeirra. Hann sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00d3laf son sinn n\u00fdlega: N\u00fa ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 leggja inn pening \u00e1 hann Bjarna, langafastr\u00e1kinn minn, til a\u00f0 kaupa landb\u00fana\u00f0arv\u00e9lar. Hann vildi a\u00f0 barnab\u00f6rnin vissu a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru honum \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 n\u00e6rri \u00ed hug og hjarta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var grei\u00f0vikinn og flj\u00f3thuga eins og \u00feegar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
vegabr\u00e9f tengdad\u00f3tturinnar haf\u00f0i gleymst heima. \u00de\u00f3rir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
skutla\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed til Keflav\u00edkur \u00ed “forgangsakstri” eins og \u00fea\u00f0 heitir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00e1 l\u00f6greglum\u00e1li. Hann t\u00f3k oft “afabeygjur” me\u00f0 tilheyrandi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00edskri, segja \u00feau og ef einhver sv\u00edna\u00f0i \u00e1 hann \u00fe\u00e1 kom \u00fea\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fyrir a\u00f0 \u00de\u00f3rir elti vi\u00f0komandi til a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a m\u00e1li\u00f0 og kl\u00e1ra \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann t\u00f3k virkan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsumr\u00e6\u00f0u, var\u00f0i kirkju og kristni og stakk \u00e1 k\u00fdlum \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu. Hann r\u00e6kta\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 \u00f3tr\u00falega marga, l\u00e9t sig var\u00f0a m.a. sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0i og fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0i, haf\u00f0i yndi af kve\u00f0skap, studdi m\u00f6rg \u00feurfaverk \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9laginu og s\u00fdndi samkynhneig\u00f0um stu\u00f0ning \u00ed bar\u00e1ttu \u00feeirra fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a ekki slaufun a\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0. Hann gat veri\u00f0 fastur fyrir og \u00e1kve\u00f0inn en m\u00fdktist me\u00f0 aldrinum, segja afkomendur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var f\u00e9lagslyndur. Vi\u00f0 kynntumst einna best \u00ed gegnum Fr\u00edm\u00farararegluna, en \u00fear er fj\u00f6ldi kollega okkar \u00ed h\u00f3pi um 3.500 karla. Hann var valinn til a\u00f0 vera \u00c6\u00f0sti kennima\u00f0ur Reglunnar og \u00e9g naut \u00feess hei\u00f0urs a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 af honum og gegna \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r. Reglan lei\u00f0ir okkur \u00e1 grundvelli kristinnar tr\u00faar me\u00f0 s\u00ednum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um \u00ed leit a\u00f0 skilningi \u00e1 lj\u00f3si og sannleika l\u00edfsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g r\u00e6ddi \u00e1\u00f0an um syndina. H\u00fan er ekki bara einhver mist\u00f6k og misgj\u00f6r\u00f0ir, h\u00fan er \u00e1stand sem einkennir okkur \u00f6ll. Kristur kenndi f\u00f3lki a\u00f0 elska og fyrirgefa. Gy\u00f0ingar h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 l\u00f6gm\u00e1l sem takmarka\u00f0i hefnd og \u00fev\u00ed segir \u00ed fornum textum, “auga fyrir auga og t\u00f6nn fyrir t\u00f6nn” en ekki h\u00f6fu\u00f0 fyrir auga, handlegg e\u00f0a f\u00f3t fyrir eina t\u00f6nn. Nei, hefndinni voru settar skor\u00f0ur. Og \u00feegar menn komu me\u00f0 h\u00f3rseka konu til Jes\u00fa sem l\u00f6gm\u00e1li\u00f0 leyf\u00f0i a\u00f0 yr\u00f0i gr\u00fdtt til dau\u00f0a, \u00fe\u00e1 laut Jes\u00fas “ni\u00f0ur og skrifa\u00f0i me\u00f0 fingrinum \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina. Og \u00feegar \u00feeir h\u00e9ldu \u00e1fram a\u00f0 spyrja hann r\u00e9tti hann sig upp og sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1: \u201eS\u00e1 ykkar sem syndlaus er kasti fyrstur steini \u00e1 hana.\u201c (J\u00f3h 8) Og vi\u00f0 heyrum n\u00e1nast hvernig steinarnir f\u00e9llu til jar\u00f0ar me\u00f0 dynkjum og sj\u00e1um synduga karla ganga sneypta fr\u00e1 fundi s\u00ednum me\u00f0 Jes\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00e1, hver er \u00e9g a\u00f0 d\u00e6ma a\u00f0ra? \u00c9g er sj\u00e1lfur syndugur ma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Um \u00feetta sn\u00fdst hin kristna \u00fej\u00f3nusta, a\u00f0 beina f\u00f3lki \u00e1 r\u00e9ttan veg og sinna syndugu f\u00f3lki og ekki s\u00edst \u00feeim sem eru sj\u00fak. \u00deess vegna h\u00f3f Ka\u00fe\u00f3lska kirkja skipulagt hj\u00fakrunar- og um\u00f6nnunarstarf h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi \u00e1 fyrstu \u00f6ldum kristni. F\u00f3lk settist \u00ed helgan stein. J\u00e1, “\u00ed” stein v.\u00fe.a. f\u00f3lk flutti \u00ed klaustri\u00f0, \u00ed steinh\u00fasi\u00f0 og var hj\u00fakra\u00f0 \u00fear til \u00e6viloka. Og f\u00f3lk greiddi fyrir me\u00f0 jar\u00f0arparti, \u00fev\u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustan var ekki \u00f3keypis \u00fe\u00e1 fremur en n\u00fa. Um \u00feennan hluta verlfer\u00f0arkerfisins rita\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3rir meistarapr\u00f3fsritger\u00f0 \u00ed kirkjus\u00f6gu um hina svonenfndu Pr\u00f3ventu sem hann skila\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0isaldri. Hann var s\u00edvinnandi allt fram \u00e1 efstu \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Si\u00f0b\u00f3tarkirkjan h\u00f3f svo menntun barna og \u00fear me\u00f0 h\u00f3fst almennt sk\u00f3lastarf \u00ed landinu. Og l\u00f6ngu seinna var sett \u00e1 f\u00f3t s\u00e9rstakt emb\u00e6tti fangaprests til a\u00f0 sinna \u00feeim sem or\u00f0i\u00f0 hefur alvarlega \u00e1 \u00ed l\u00edfinu. Mann\u00fa\u00f0in er \u00ed fyrirr\u00fami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kirkjan hefur m\u00f3ta\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 okkar \u00ed yfir \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1r. H\u00fan \u00e1 a\u00f0 standa \u00e1fram gegn slaufunarmenningu og \u00fatilokun \u00e1 grundvelli r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tis og k\u00e6rleika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hva\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur um b\u00f6rn sem aldrei heyra um Jes\u00fa, sem lag\u00f0i grunninn a\u00f0 vels\u00e6ld veraldar og f\u00e6r\u00f0i heiminum fri\u00f0 og fars\u00e6ld? Hva\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur um f\u00f3lk sem aldrei heyrir s\u00e1lmas\u00f6ng, kann ekki eitt vers utanb\u00f3kar, kann ekki a\u00f0 taka undir me\u00f0 englunum \u00e1 j\u00f3lum? \u00c9g hef\u00f0i ekki vilja\u00f0 fara \u00e1 mis vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00ed bernsku \u00ed m\u00ednum heimab\u00e6. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00ed barnamessur \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i og \u00ed Salem hj\u00e1 hv\u00edtasunnum\u00f6nnum og \u00e1 samkomur \u00e1 Her. Og \u00fear var sungi\u00f0 um Jes\u00fa og Bibl\u00edus\u00f6gur kenndar, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed barnask\u00f3lanum og einnig \u00ed gagg\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00f3rir var mikill Stef\u00e1nungur, stoltur af sinni \u00e6tt, en hann \u00f3lst upp \u00e1 f\u00e1t\u00e6ku heimili \u00fev\u00ed fa\u00f0ir hans haf\u00f0i or\u00f0i\u00f0 gjald\u00ferota. Hann \u00feekkti \u00fev\u00ed skort og kr\u00f6pp kj\u00f6r. En g\u00e6fa hans var a\u00f0 hann v\u00edg\u00f0ist til prests\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Og hann efldi almennan s\u00f6ng \u00ed s\u00ednum kirkjum. \u00dea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i einnig fr\u00e6ndi hans, Magn\u00fas Stephensen, konferensr\u00e1\u00f0. \u00deeir eru ekki fe\u00f0gar \u00ed beinan legg, heldur er \u00de\u00f3rir kominn af Stef\u00e1ni amtmanni, br\u00f3\u00f0ur Magn\u00fasar \u2014 \u00ed fimmta li\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sameiginlega forf\u00f6\u00f0urnum \u00d3lafi stiftamtmanni. Magn\u00fas var frj\u00e1lslyndur \u00ed hugsun og gaf \u00fat n\u00fdja s\u00e1lmab\u00f3k \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum n\u00fdjum s\u00e1lmum, b\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 textum og t\u00f3num. H\u00fan var nefnd Aldam\u00f3tab\u00f3kin og var prentu\u00f0 \u00ed Leir\u00e1rg\u00f6r\u00f0um. F\u00f3lk kunni sinn Grallara fram a\u00f0 \u00feeim t\u00edma \u00fe.e. hinn gamla graduale- e\u00f0a \u00ferepas\u00f6ng kirkjunnar og fannst a\u00f0 Magn\u00fas v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 gera \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina “grallaralausa” og voru ekki allir \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ir me\u00f0 upp\u00e1t\u00e6ki hans og k\u00f6llu\u00f0u b\u00f3kina \u00fev\u00ed Leirger\u00f0i. En h\u00fan haf\u00f0i n\u00fa s\u00edn \u00e1hrif me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum straumum fr\u00e1 meginlandinu. L\u00edfi\u00f0 tekur breytingum, en sannleikurinn ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margt m\u00e6tti r\u00e6\u00f0a fleira h\u00e9r \u00ed dag og gera vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ar\u00edkri \u00e6vi sr. \u00de\u00f3ris margfalt betri skil, en \u00fea\u00f0 gera fleiri en \u00e9g me\u00f0 minningagreinum og fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn munu \u00e1n efa fjalla um hann \u00e1 komandi \u00e1rum, enda var hann eftirminnilegur prestur og fr\u00e6\u00f0ima\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir er h\u00e9r hj\u00e1 okkur \u00ed minningu og andans n\u00e6rveru. \u00c9g l\u00fdk \u00feessum minningaror\u00f0um me\u00f0 hans eigin or\u00f0um sem hann sendi m\u00e9r fyrir margt l\u00f6ngu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann m\u00e6lir fyrir sj\u00e1lfan sig og segir, en \u00de\u00f3rir “hefur, a\u00f0 sterkri sannf\u00e6ringu hans sj\u00e1lfs, veri\u00f0 opnu\u00f0 n\u00fd og \u00e6\u00f0ri braut, sem hann kaus a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa me\u00f0 or\u00f0um Klettafjallask\u00e1ldsins, Stephans G. Stephanssonar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fjarst \u00ed eil\u00edf\u00f0ar \u00fats\u00e6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
vakir eylendan \u00fe\u00edn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
n\u00f3ttlaus voraldar ver\u00f6ld,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00fear sem v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdni\u00f0 sk\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deannig horf\u00f0i hann til hins mikla meginlands eil\u00edf\u00f0arinnar. \u00dear er kletturinn me\u00f0 hinni t\u00f3mu gr\u00f6f og hin “n\u00f3ttlausa voraldar ver\u00f6ld” breytist \u00ed upprisu s\u00f3lar \u00ed austri og eil\u00edfan dag hennar \u00fear sem okkar allra b\u00ed\u00f0ur, “meira a\u00f0 starfa Gu\u00f0s um geim.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00ed\u00f0ustu or\u00f0in voru honum t\u00f6m sem frj\u00e1lslyndum gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingi og v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g \u00feakka vin\u00e1ttu hans og velgj\u00f6r\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 mig og framlag hans til \u00edslenskrar menningar og kristni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu s\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3ris Stephensen og horfinna \u00e1stvina hans og Gu\u00f0 blessi f\u00f3lki\u00f0 hans allt og okkur sem enn erum \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cd Gu\u00f0s fri\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00e1 flyt \u00e9g h\u00e9r svohlj\u00f3\u00f0andi kve\u00f0ju:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Biskup \u00cdslands, \u00feakkar s\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3ri Stephensen, fyrir h\u00f6nd \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar, dygga og tr\u00faa \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu kirkjunnar.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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H\u00e9r eru \u00edtarlegri \u00e6vi\u00e1grip sem s\u00e9ra \u00de\u00f3rir l\u00e9t eftir sig:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Samantekt um \u00e6vi og st\u00f6rf sr. \u00de\u00f3ris Stephensen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSr. \u00de\u00f3rir er Reykv\u00edkingur, f. 1. \u00e1g\u00fast 1931. Hann var\u00f0 st\u00fadent fr\u00e1 M.R. 1951, en lauk svo kandidatspr\u00f3fi \u00ed gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed jan\u00faar 1954, eftir tveggja og h\u00e1lfs \u00e1rs n\u00e1m, en me\u00f0aln\u00e1mst\u00edmi var \u00fe\u00e1 fj\u00f6gur \u00e1r. Hann var v\u00edg\u00f0ur s\u00f3knarprestur \u00ed Sta\u00f0arh\u00f3ls\u00feingum \u00ed Dalapr\u00f3fastsd\u00e6mi \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed sama \u00e1r a\u00f0eins 23 \u00e1ra gamall. Til \u00feess \u00feurfti forsetaleyfi, \u00fev\u00ed ekki m\u00e1 v\u00edgja mann til prests fyrr en \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1ri sem hann ver\u00f0ur 25 \u00e1ra. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir er yngsti prestur, sem hefur veri\u00f0 v\u00edg\u00f0ur til prests\u00fej\u00f3nustu h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi s\u00ed\u00f0an Prestask\u00f3linn var stofna\u00f0ur 1847. \u00c1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3la\u00e1runum var hann forma\u00f0ur Br\u00e6\u00f0ralags, kristilegs f\u00e9lags st\u00fadenta \u00e1rin 1952- 53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir og kona hans, Dagbj\u00f6rt G. Stephensen, fr\u00e1 S\u00f6kku \u00ed Svarfa\u00f0ardal, t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja ekki um neitt \u00feeirra gr\u00f3nu prestakalla, sem st\u00f3\u00f0u til bo\u00f0a 1954. \u00deau vildu heldur f\u00e1 eitthvert \u00feeirra brau\u00f0a, sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 prestlaus lengi, jafnvel \u00e1ratugi, og voru sum n\u00e1nast h\u00fasalaus. \u00deannig langa\u00f0i \u00feau til a\u00f0 gera gagn, byggja upp, ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 li\u00f0i. \u00deau v\u00f6ldu Sta\u00f0arh\u00f3ls\u00feingin, sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 prestlaus \u00ed 25 \u00e1r, en fengi\u00f0 auka\u00fej\u00f3nustu fr\u00e1 Hvammi \u00ed D\u00f6lum. \u00dear bi\u00f0u fj\u00f3rar kirkjur \u00fej\u00f3nustunnar. Auk heimakirkjunnar, Sta\u00f0arh\u00f3lskirkju, voru \u00fea\u00f0 Garpsdalskirkja \u00ed Geiradal, Skar\u00f0skirkja \u00e1 Skar\u00f0sstr\u00f6nd og Dagver\u00f0arneskirkja \u00ed Klofningshreppi. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir lofa\u00f0i s\u00f3knarb\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum vestra a\u00f0 fara ekki \u00fea\u00f0an fyrr en a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur v\u00e6ru or\u00f0nar \u00feannig \u00e1 prestssetrinu a\u00f0 Hvoli, a\u00f0 au\u00f0velt \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 f\u00e1 prest \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed hans sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deau hj\u00f3n fengu leig\u00f0 \u00ed Tjaldanesi \u00ed Saurb\u00e6 tv\u00f6 herbergi, sem voru samtals 15 fermetrar a\u00f0 flatarm\u00e1li. \u00deeim fylgdi a\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 eldh\u00fasi, einn b\u00e1s \u00ed fj\u00f3si og hesth\u00faskofi. Ekki var\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed komist a\u00f0 hafa tvo hesta \u00e1 j\u00e1rnum vegna vetrarfer\u00f0anna til a\u00f0 messa, jar\u00f0a, h\u00fasvitja og sinna \u00f6\u00f0rum prestsst\u00f6rfum, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 Skar\u00f0sstr\u00f6ndinni og \u00fe\u00f3 fyrst og fremst vegna fer\u00f0anna fyrir Gilsfj\u00f6r\u00f0 til a\u00f0 messa \u00ed Garpsdal. Vegurinn var \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 st\u00f3rum hluta ni\u00f0ri \u00ed fj\u00f6ru \u00e1 su\u00f0urstr\u00f6ndinni, og fyrir vestan fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn var mj\u00f6g h\u00e6ttulegur vetrarvegur \u00ed s.n. Slitrum sem mj\u00f6g voru \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0unni, \u00feegar r\u00f6k voru f\u00e6r\u00f0 fyrir nau\u00f0syn br\u00faar yfir Gilsfj\u00f6r\u00f0. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir er tr\u00falega s\u00ed\u00f0asti presturinn, h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi, sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0 leggja sl\u00edk fer\u00f0al\u00f6g \u00e1 sig, en Garpsdalss\u00f3kn var l\u00f6g\u00f0 til Reykh\u00f3la, er hann h\u00e6tti. \u00dea\u00f0 kom aldrei fyrir \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum, a\u00f0 messufall yr\u00f0i fyrir \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 presturinn k\u00e6mist ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 Hvoli voru \u00f6ll h\u00fas a\u00f0 falli komin, en flj\u00f3tlega var hafist handa vi\u00f0 uppbyggingu. Vori\u00f0 1956 fluttu prestshj\u00f3nun \u00ed n\u00fdbyggt h\u00fas og um hausti\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1r var einnig loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 byggja \u00fear fj\u00f3s, hesth\u00fas, fj\u00e1rh\u00fas og hl\u00f6\u00f0u. Svo kom einnig verkf\u00e6rageymsla. \u00deetta eru \u00feau h\u00fas, sem standa enn \u00e1 Hvoli. \u00dear hefur engu veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00e6tt s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00deanga\u00f0 kom og strax prestur, er sr. \u00de\u00f3rir flutti me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu s\u00edna, og sat \u00fear \u00e1 fimmta \u00e1ratug. Heimat\u00fani\u00f0 \u00e1 Hvoli st\u00e6kka\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3rir um helming, \u00far 5 hekturum \u00ed 10. Auk \u00feess voru rennisl\u00e9ttar, v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttumiklar engjar girtar og \u00feeim breytt \u00ed t\u00f6\u00f0uv\u00f6ll me\u00f0 r\u00e9ttri \u00e1bur\u00f0argj\u00f6f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed byggingavinnu \u00f6ll s\u00edn sk\u00f3la\u00e1r. Reynsla hans kom s\u00e9r vel vi\u00f0 uppbygginguna \u00e1 Hvoli, en hann vann miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 henni sj\u00e1lfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir kom einnig miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsm\u00e1lum vestra. Auk hef\u00f0bundinna sk\u00f3lanefndar-, \u00e1fengisvarnanefndar-, og pr\u00f3fd\u00f3marastarfa var hann \u00fear \u00ed kaupf\u00e9lagsstj\u00f3rn \u00f6ll \u00e1rim, s\u00ed\u00f0ast varaforma\u00f0ur. Hann var einnig forma\u00f0ur b\u00f3kasafnsnefndar Saurb\u00e6jarhrepps. \u00de\u00f3rir var \u00ed sk\u00f3lar\u00e1\u00f0i H\u00fasm\u00e6\u00f0rask\u00f3lans \u00e1 Sta\u00f0arfelli 1955-60 og forma\u00f0ur 1956-60. Hann var einnig \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0slur\u00e1\u00f0i Dalas\u00fdslu 1955-60 og \u00ed stj\u00f3rn Bygg\u00f0asafns Dalas\u00fdslu 1958-60 og H\u00e9ra\u00f0sb\u00f3kasafns Dalas\u00fdslu 1958-60. Auk \u00feess stofna\u00f0i hann l\u00edti\u00f0 sk\u00f3lab\u00f3kasafn vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3lann a\u00f0 Kjarlaksv\u00f6llum, safn, sem svo var sameina\u00f0 safni sk\u00f3lans a\u00f0 Laugum \u00ed S\u00e6lingsdal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Er prestssetri\u00f0 var risi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Hvoli, var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 strax a\u00f0 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 sveitarinnar. Auk \u00feess a\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn k\u00e6mi \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00ed messukaffi og til k\u00f3r\u00e6finga, t\u00f3ku \u00feau hj\u00f3n a\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 halda \u00fear \u00fdmsa fundi, h\u00fasm\u00e6\u00f0ra- og b\u00e6ndan\u00e1mskei\u00f0. \u00deyrfti a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 m\u00f3ti h\u00f3pum fer\u00f0af\u00f3lks \u00ed mat e\u00f0a kaffi, var yfirleitt ekki \u00ed \u00f6nnur h\u00fas a\u00f0 venda en prestssetri\u00f0. \u00deegar h\u00e9ra\u00f0sl\u00e6knirinn \u00ed B\u00fa\u00f0ardal \u00feurfti a\u00f0 kalla f\u00f3lk saman til b\u00f3lusetninga, ungbarnasko\u00f0unar og annars sl\u00edks, var \u00fea\u00f0 gert \u00e1 Hvoli. Hann ger\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3ri a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0armanni s\u00ednum, kenndi honum a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla sprautu og l\u00e9t hann liggja me\u00f0 f\u00fakkalyf. \u00deegar Sv\u00ednadalur var \u00f3f\u00e6r, f\u00e9kk l\u00e6knirinn gjarnan sj\u00fakd\u00f3msl\u00fdsingar \u00ed s\u00edma og \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 oft \u00fatkoman a\u00f0 senda s\u00f3knarprestinn til a\u00f0 sprauta sj\u00faklingana. \u00deess utan kom fyrir, a\u00f0 hann f\u00f3r s\u00e9rstakar fer\u00f0ir \u00e1 hestum su\u00f0ur fyrir Sv\u00ednadal, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00f3f\u00e6r b\u00edlum, til a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja lyf e\u00f0a l\u00e6kni. Aldrei var krafist grei\u00f0slu fyrir neitt af ofangreindri \u00fej\u00f3nustu, nema fyrir bens\u00edni \u00e1 b\u00edl, \u00feegar svo bar undir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 liggur \u00ed augum uppi, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 starf, sem h\u00e9r hefur veri\u00f0 l\u00fdst, bygg\u00f0ist ekki s\u00edst \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 fr\u00fa Dagbj\u00f6rt st\u00f3\u00f0 afar sterk vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 manni s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1960 var sr. \u00de\u00f3rir skipa\u00f0ur s\u00f3knarprestur \u00ed Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ksprestakalli eftir \u00f3venju har\u00f0ar kosningar. \u00dear var messa\u00f0 \u00ed Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3kskirkju, \u00e1 R\u00edp og \u00e1 Sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi Skagfir\u00f0inga. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir stofna\u00f0i \u00fear \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sf\u00e9lag me\u00f0 fyrstu fermingarb\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum. \u00dea\u00f0 gekk \u00ed \u00c6skul\u00fd\u00f0ssamband kirkjunnar \u00ed H\u00f3lastifti. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir var \u00ed stj\u00f3rn \u00feess \u00e1samt \u00feeim sr. P\u00e9tri Sigurgeirssyni \u00e1 Akureyri og sr. Sigur\u00f0i Gu\u00f0mundssyni \u00e1 Grenja\u00f0arsta\u00f0. \u00deeir \u00fer\u00edr voru \u00ed forystu fyrir uppbyggingu Sumarb\u00fa\u00f0anna og kirkjumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar a\u00f0 Vestmannsvatni, stofnunar sem skipti sk\u00f6pum \u00ed kirkjulegu starfi \u00e1 Nor\u00f0urlandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir var kalla\u00f0ur til \u00fe\u00e1tt\u00f6ku \u00ed fj\u00f6l\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu vinnub\u00fa\u00f0astarfi ungs f\u00f3lks, sem var \u00f6flugt h\u00e9r, \u00e1 me\u00f0an sr. \u00d3lafur Sk\u00falason var \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sfulltr\u00fai \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar. \u00deeir sr. \u00de\u00f3rir og hann unnu saman \u00ed skosk-\u00edslenskum b\u00fa\u00f0um \u00e1 N\u00fapi \u00ed D\u00fdrafir\u00f0i og sumari\u00f0 1963 f\u00f3ru fr\u00fa Dagbj\u00f6rt og sr. \u00de\u00f3rir fyrir \u00edslenskum h\u00f3pi, sem vann me\u00f0 Skotum og Fr\u00f6kkum a\u00f0 Carberry Tower \u00ed Mussleborough \u00ed n\u00e1nd Edinborgar. Sumari\u00f0 1964 voru enn skosk- \u00edslenskar b\u00fa\u00f0ir heima \u00e1 H\u00f3lum \u00ed Hjaltadal. \u00dear stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3rir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Um hausti\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1r \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i sr. \u00de\u00f3rir styrk til framhaldsn\u00e1ms \u00e1 kandidatask\u00f3la \u00fe\u00fdsku, l\u00fathersku kirkjunnar \u00ed Pullach \u00ed V. \u00de\u00fdskalandi. Hann var \u00fear 8 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00ed prakt\u00edsku n\u00e1mi. \u00dear var margt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 og l\u00e6ra. Safna\u00f0arstarf var mj\u00f6g \u00f6flugt \u00ed safna\u00f0arheimilum, sem \u00e1samt kirkju og prestssetri myndu\u00f0u safna\u00f0amist\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed flestum prestak\u00f6llum. Er sr. \u00de\u00f3rir kom heim vori\u00f0 1965 var n\u00e6sta h\u00fas vi\u00f0 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3kskirkju, Gamli sp\u00edtalinn, til s\u00f6lu. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir vildi, a\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0urinn keypti h\u00fasi\u00f0 og breytti \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed safna\u00f0arheimili. \u00dea\u00f0 rauk ekkert af fj\u00e1rhag kirkjunnar um \u00feessar mundir, og \u00fev\u00ed voru s\u00f3knarnefndarmenn tregir \u00ed taumi. En sr. \u00de\u00f3rir l\u00e9t sig ekki og \u00fatkoman var\u00f0 s\u00fa, a\u00f0 hann f\u00e9kk leyfi til a\u00f0 kaupa h\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed nafni safna\u00f0arins, en hann f\u00e9kk ekki eina kr\u00f3nu til \u00feess. Skilyr\u00f0in voru, a\u00f0 skipu\u00f0 yr\u00f0i s\u00e9rst\u00f6k safna\u00f0arheimilisnefnd, \u00fear sem sr. \u00de\u00f3rir v\u00e6ri sj\u00e1lfur forma\u00f0ur og st\u00fdr\u00f0i allri fj\u00e1r\u00f6flun. \u00dea\u00f0 eina sem s\u00f3knarnefndin lag\u00f0i til, var l\u00edtill lager af p\u00f3stkortum og heillaskeyta\u00fatg\u00e1fa, sem sr. \u00de\u00f3rir haf\u00f0i stofna\u00f0 til. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir f\u00e9kk \u00f6fluga einstaklinga \u00ed li\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r og ekki s\u00edst s\u00f6fnu\u00f0inn sj\u00e1lfan, sem gjarnan vildi leggja g\u00f3\u00f0u m\u00e1lefni li\u00f0. Sj\u00e1lfbo\u00f0ali\u00f0ar komu h\u00fasinu \u00ed noth\u00e6ft \u00e1stand og til var\u00f0 fyrsta safna\u00f0arheimili \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, sem var sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 bygging, en \u00e1 einstaka sta\u00f0 voru komnir v\u00edsar a\u00f0 sl\u00edkum heimilum \u00ed kirkjukj\u00f6llurum, \u00e1 kirkjuloftum e\u00f0a \u00ed vi\u00f0byggingu vi\u00f0 kirkju. \u00deetta var\u00f0 betra me\u00f0 \u00e1ri hverju sem og starfi\u00f0 er \u00fear var unni\u00f0 undir forystu og lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn sr. \u00de\u00f3ris. Fyrir f\u00e1um \u00e1rum sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1verandi forma\u00f0ur s\u00f3knarnefndar opinberlega, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 sr. \u00de\u00f3rir hef\u00f0i ekki komi\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00ed verk fyrir kirkjulegt starf \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki, auk hins hef\u00f0bundna helgihalds, \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i \u00feetta veri\u00f0 n\u00f3g. \u2013 Og allt \u00fea\u00f0 mikla starf, sem sr. \u00de\u00f3rir lag\u00f0i \u00e1 sig \u00e1 \u00feessu svi\u00f0i \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki, var unni\u00f0 \u00e1n nokkurs endurgjalds, m.a.s. h\u00fasvarslan sem hann anna\u00f0ist i Safna\u00f0arheimilinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00fdskalandsdv\u00f6l hans haf\u00f0i v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari \u00e1hrif \u00e1 kirkjulegt starf h\u00e9r heima. M\u00e1 \u00fear nefna fyrstu hlj\u00f3mpl\u00f6tu\u00fatg\u00e1fu \u00e1 vegum kirkjunnar, tv\u00e6r pl\u00f6tur er \u00c6SK \u00ed H\u00f3latifti gaf \u00fat og s\u00ed\u00f0an fyrstu fermingarbarnab\u00fa\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, sem sr. \u00de\u00f3ri t\u00f3kst \u00fe\u00f3 ekki a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0 veruleika, fyrr en hann var or\u00f0inn d\u00f3mkirkjuprestur \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og f\u00f3r me\u00f0 h\u00f3pa fermingarbarna til dvala \u00ed Sk\u00e1lholti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum var ekki um au\u00f0ugan gar\u00f0 a\u00f0 gresja, hva\u00f0 snerti fr\u00e6\u00f0sluefni fyrir fermingarb\u00f6rn. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir t\u00f3k sig \u00fev\u00ed til, \u00fe\u00fdddi og sta\u00f0f\u00e6r\u00f0i s\u00e6nskt kver, Kristen trosl\u00e4ra, eftir Ebbe Arvidson og Tage Bentzer. Riti\u00f0 birtist \u00ed sj\u00f6 \u00fatg\u00e1fum \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1970-89 og var a\u00f0alkennslub\u00f3kin \u00ed \u00feessum efnum \u00ed n\u00e6rri aldarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skagfir\u00f0ingar k\u00f6llu\u00f0u sr. \u00de\u00f3ri til forystu \u00ed S\u00f6guf\u00e9lagi Skagfir\u00f0inga. Hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 formennsku af J\u00f3ni Sigur\u00f0ssyni al\u00feingismanni \u00e1 Reynista\u00f0 1961 og st\u00fdr\u00f0i f\u00e9laginu n\u00e6stu fimm \u00e1rin. \u00dear bar \u00fe\u00e1 h\u00e6st \u00fatg\u00e1fu f\u00e9lagsins \u00e1 Skagfirskum \u00e6viskr\u00e1m 1890-1910 I-IV. \u00de\u00f3rir var forma\u00f0ur \u00fatg\u00e1funefndar I. og II. bindis, ritstj\u00f3ri I. bindis, \u00ed \u00fatg\u00e1funefnd III. og IV. bindis og skrifa\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed \u00feau \u00f6ll. \u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum var hann einnig um skei\u00f0 \u00ed ritnefndum bla\u00f0anna Tindast\u00f3ls og Nor\u00f0lendings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir er mikill \u00e1hugama\u00f0ur um framgang H\u00f3lasta\u00f0ar \u00ed Hjaltadal. \u00c1samt sr. Helga Tryggvasyni \u00ed Miklab\u00e6 og G\u00edsla Magn\u00fassyni \u00ed Eyhildarholti stofna\u00f0i hann H\u00f3laf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, sem st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir H\u00f3lah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um og stefndi a\u00f0 stofnun andlegrar aflst\u00f6\u00f0var \u00fear heima, sem n\u00fa er or\u00f0in a\u00f0 veruleika. Hann var forma\u00f0ur f\u00e9lagsins um tveggja \u00e1ra skei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir og Stef\u00e1n \u00d3lafur Stef\u00e1nsson p\u00f3stmeistari \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki gengu til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 Ey\u00fe\u00f3r Stef\u00e1nsson organista og t\u00f3nsk\u00e1ld, stofnu\u00f0u T\u00f3nlistarf\u00e9lag Skagafjar\u00f0ar, sem aftur stofna\u00f0i T\u00f3nlistarsk\u00f3la Skagafjar\u00f0ar, er t\u00f3k til starfa 1965. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir var ritari stj\u00f3rnar f\u00e9lagsins. Hann var f\u00e9lagi \u00ed Rotarykl\u00fabbi Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ks og forseti kl\u00fabbsins eitt kj\u00f6rt\u00edmabil. Hann var forma\u00f0ur fr\u00e6\u00f0slur\u00e1\u00f0s Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ks og vann miki\u00f0 me\u00f0 arkitektum a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skapa hi\u00f0 vanda\u00f0a sk\u00f3lah\u00fas, sem byggt var yfir Gagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ask\u00f3lann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6llu \u00feessu f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi fylgdi mikill gestagangur, og \u00fea\u00f0 kom a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u mest \u00ed hlut prestshj\u00f3nanna \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki a\u00f0 sinna honum, enda st\u00f3\u00f0 heimili \u00feeirra \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 opi\u00f0 og \u00f6rl\u00e6ti \u00feeirra og gestrisni voru r\u00f3mu\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1\u00f0ur en sr. \u00de\u00f3rir f\u00f3r fr\u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki, haf\u00f0i hann vaki\u00f0 hreyfingu um a\u00f0 endurreisa og endurv\u00edgja kirkjuna \u00e1 Sj\u00e1varborg, sem var fyrsta s\u00f3knarkirkja Sau\u00f0kr\u00e6kinga, en var \u00fe\u00e1 skemma heima \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. H\u00fan var endurv\u00edg\u00f0 1983. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir skrifa\u00f0i um hana og Bar\u00f0skirkju \u00ed hi\u00f0 merka safnrit um fri\u00f0a\u00f0ar kirkjur, Kirkjur \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sumari\u00f0 1971 t\u00f3k sr. \u00de\u00f3rir k\u00f6llun sr. J\u00f3ns Au\u00f0uns d\u00f3mpr\u00f3fasts um a\u00f0 gerast a\u00f0sto\u00f0arprestur hans. Hann var svo kosinn d\u00f3mkirkjuprestur 1973 og gegndi \u00fev\u00ed emb\u00e6tti til 1989. \u00dear var ekki seti\u00f0 au\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum frekar en \u00ed fyrri emb\u00e6ttunum. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir var \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00f6flugt \u00e6skul\u00fd\u00f0sstarf. Hann \u00e1tti frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 D\u00f3mkirkjan var tekin til endurger\u00f0ar og er \u00ed dag gl\u00e6silegri en nokkru sinni fyrr. \u00dea\u00f0 var einnig fyrir hans frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i og mikla vinnu, a\u00f0 kirkjan f\u00e9kk n\u00fdtt orgel og svo lofor\u00f0 fyrir h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i fyrir safna\u00f0arheimili, sem Reykjav\u00edkurborg leig\u00f0i fyrst en gaf s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir naut mikilla vins\u00e6lda sem d\u00f3mkirkjuprestur og haf\u00f0i \u00e1g\u00e6ta kirkjus\u00f3kn. Honum var tr\u00faa\u00f0 fyrir hinum vandas\u00f6mustu ath\u00f6fnum. M\u00e1 \u00fear nefna, a\u00f0 hann jar\u00f0s\u00f6ng \u00ferj\u00e1 fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra, \u00fe\u00e1 J\u00f3hann Hafstein, \u00d3laf J\u00f3hannesson og Gunnar Thoroddsen og eiginkonur tveggja \u00feeirra fyrr nefndu. Vins\u00e6ldir hans voru ekki s\u00edst bundnar vi\u00f0 jar\u00f0arfarir, og \u00feegar mest var, kom hann a\u00f0 n\u00e6rri 10% allra jar\u00f0arfara \u00e1 landinu e\u00f0a um 140 \u00e1 einu \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sumurin 1974-80 stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i hann, \u00ed sumarleyfum s\u00ednum, \u00e1samt eiginkonu sinni orlofsb\u00fa\u00f0um fyrir aldra\u00f0a \u00e1 L\u00f6ngum\u00fdri \u00ed Skagafir\u00f0i \u00e1 vegum \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar og Reykjav\u00edkurborgar. Fr\u00fa Dagbj\u00f6rt st\u00f3\u00f0 og ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur sterk vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 manni s\u00ednum \u00ed \u00f6llu hans starfi, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki og vi\u00f0 D\u00f3mkirkjuna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir var \u00ed \u00c6skul\u00fd\u00f0snefnd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar fr\u00e1 1969-1972 og forma\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 1970. Hann var \u00ed undirb\u00faningsnefnd Hj\u00e1lparstofnunar kirkjunnar og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed stj\u00f3rn hennar um \u00e1rabil fr\u00e1 1970. Hann var fulltr\u00fai Prestaf\u00e9lags \u00cdslands \u00ed launam\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0i BHM 1973-1977, einnig \u00ed n\u00e1msmats- og n\u00e1msleyfanefnd 1982-89. Hann var \u00ed kirkjueignanefnd \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kirkjunnar 1992-99 og hann var \u00ed fyrstu h\u00e9ra\u00f0snefnd Reykjav\u00edkurpr\u00f3fastsd\u00e6mis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 \u00feeim \u00e1rum, sem sr. \u00de\u00f3rir vann vi\u00f0 D\u00f3mkirkjuna, var s\u00e1 t\u00edmi ekki kominn, a\u00f0 s\u00f6fnu\u00f0irnir hef\u00f0u efni \u00e1 a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a prestunum a\u00f0sto\u00f0arf\u00f3lk eins og n\u00fa er algengt. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 mestu einn \u00ed starfi. Um t\u00edma var fj\u00e1rhagur D\u00f3mkirkjunnar afar erfi\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00e1 t\u00f3k sr. \u00de\u00f3rir sig til og heims\u00f3tti fyrirt\u00e6ki og stofnanir innan s\u00f3knarmarka kirkjunnar og f\u00f3r fram \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feau greiddu svo og svo m\u00f6rg s\u00f3knargj\u00f6ld til kirkjunnar n\u00e6stu \u00e1rin, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feau t\u00e6kju upp h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i, sem annars v\u00e6ri byggt fj\u00f6lskyldum, sem kirkjan hef\u00f0i tekjur af. \u00deetta gafst afar vel og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i miki\u00f0 um t\u00edma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enn sem fyrr var heimili \u00feeirra sr. \u00de\u00f3ris og fr\u00fa Dagbjartar vettvangur gestrisni, b\u00e6\u00f0i vegna \u00feeirra sem komu og pr\u00e9diku\u00f0u \u00ed messum hans og t\u00f6lu\u00f0u \u00e1 kirkjukv\u00f6ldum og \u00f6\u00f0rum safna\u00f0arsamkomum. \u00c1ttu \u00fear hlut a\u00f0 m\u00e1li b\u00e6\u00f0i innlendir menn og \u00fatlendingar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En heilsufar prestsins var \u00feannig, a\u00f0 lj\u00f3st var 1988, a\u00f0 hann g\u00e6ti ekki sinnt svo annas\u00f6mu emb\u00e6tti miklu lengur. \u00de\u00e1 var hann be\u00f0inn a\u00f0 taka a\u00f0 s\u00e9r n\u00fdstofna\u00f0 emb\u00e6tti sta\u00f0arhaldara \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey. Hann f\u00e9kk \u00e1rsleyfi fr\u00e1 D\u00f3mkirkjunni, en sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 af s\u00e9r og \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i Vi\u00f0ey til starfsloka 2001 og n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00fear aftur g\u00f3\u00f0ri heilsu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starfi\u00f0 \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey var mj\u00f6g bl\u00f3mlegt og a\u00f0s\u00f3kn f\u00f3r s\u00edfellt vaxandi, var um fj\u00f3r\u00f0ungur \u00edb\u00faat\u00f6lu Reykjav\u00edkurborgar \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000. \u00dearna var \u00ed senn stundu\u00f0 mikil \u00fativist og fr\u00e6\u00f0sla b\u00e6\u00f0i um eyjuna sem sl\u00edka og ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur um \u00fe\u00e1 miklu s\u00f6gu, sem h\u00fan geymir. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir f\u00e9kk leyfi til a\u00f0 n\u00fdta lausan t\u00edma a\u00f0 vetrinum til sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0iranns\u00f3kna, sem voru tengdar Vi\u00f0ey, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 vegum Gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ideildar og Heimspekideildar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0skjalasafns. Hann lauk n\u00e1mi \u00ed skjalav\u00f6rslu og skjalas\u00f6fnun vi\u00f0 H. \u00cd. og \u00de. \u00cd. \u00dea\u00f0 var grundv\u00f6llur allra frekari ranns\u00f3kna hans. Hann stunda\u00f0i \u00feessu n\u00e6st s.k. vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarn\u00e1m \u00ed kirkjus\u00f6gu 1990-1992. \u00dev\u00ed lauk me\u00f0 ritger\u00f0inni Menntasetur a\u00f0 Vi\u00f0eyjarklaustri. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2002 lauk sr. \u00de\u00f3rir svo MA n\u00e1mi \u00ed kirkjus\u00f6gu vi\u00f0 H. \u00cd. sj\u00f6tugur a\u00f0 aldri. \u00de\u00e1 var m.a. l\u00f6g\u00f0 fram ritger\u00f0in Pr\u00f3venta \u00ed klaustrum og \u00e1 biskupsst\u00f3lum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 mi\u00f0\u00f6ldum. Ritger\u00f0ir hans eru b\u00e1\u00f0ar um efni, sem ekki haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 rannsaka\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur og teljast \u00feannig t\u00edmam\u00f3taverk, b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar sk\u00f3lastarf \u00ed klaustrum og pr\u00f3ventuna. Enda var til hans leita\u00f0, \u00feegar skrifa \u00feurfti um \u00feessi efni fyrir Skri\u00f0uklaustursranns\u00f3knir, en \u00fe\u00e6r greinar munu koma \u00fat \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir skrifa\u00f0i einnig b\u00e6klinga fyrir fer\u00f0af\u00f3lk, b\u00e6\u00f0i um D\u00f3mkirkjuna og Vi\u00f0ey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Er tveggja alda afm\u00e6li D\u00f3mkirkjunnar n\u00e1lga\u00f0ist, var \u00feess fari\u00f0 \u00e1 leit vi\u00f0 sr. \u00de\u00f3ri, a\u00f0 hann skrifa\u00f0i s\u00f6gu hennar. \u00dea\u00f0 verk vann hann \u00ed t\u00f3mstundum nokkur \u00e1r og b\u00f3kin kom \u00fat \u00e1 200 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6linu. H\u00fan er miki\u00f0 verk, \u00fear sem saman er dreginn \u00f3hemjumikill og d\u00fdrm\u00e6tur fr\u00f3\u00f0leikur um \u00edslenskt kirkjul\u00edf og spannar miklu meira en umr\u00e6dd 200 \u00e1r og \u00fea\u00f0 landsv\u00e6\u00f0i, sem tengdist kirkjunni \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir hefur einnig skrifa\u00f0 tv\u00e6r efnismiklar bla\u00f0agreinar um s\u00f6gu Reykjav\u00edkurpr\u00f3fastsd\u00e6mis fr\u00e1 1940 og loks S\u00f6gu kirkjugar\u00f0a Reykjav\u00edkur fr\u00e1 upphafi, en h\u00fan er a\u00f0gengileg \u00e1 heimas\u00ed\u00f0u Kirkjugar\u00f0a Reykjav\u00edkur. Fullyr\u00f0a m\u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessum ritum sr. \u00de\u00f3ris s\u00e9 kirkjus\u00f6gu h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar ger\u00f0 afarg\u00f3\u00f0 skil og margt \u00ed \u00feau a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja, sem varpar lj\u00f3si \u00e1 kirkjus\u00f6gu landsins \u00ed heild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir gekkst fyrir sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ifyrirlestrum \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey flest \u00e1rin sem hann starfa\u00f0i \u00fear. Suma flutti hann sj\u00e1lfur, en f\u00e9kk svo einnig virta s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga til samstarfs. Hann h\u00f3f \u00fatg\u00e1fu ritra\u00f0ar, Vi\u00f0eyjarrita. Hi\u00f0 fyrsta var Vi\u00f0eyjarprent eftir B\u00f6\u00f0var Kvaran. S\u00ed\u00f0ar kom sk\u00fdrsla \u00deorsteins Gunnarssonar um endurreisnina \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey, Vi\u00f0eyjarstofa og kirkja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me\u00f0al s\u00ed\u00f0ustu verka sr \u00de\u00f3ris \u00ed Vi\u00f0ey var a\u00f0 koma upp klausturs\u00fdningu \u00ed Vi\u00f0eyjarsk\u00f3la \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000. \u00de\u00e1 var gefin \u00fat v\u00f6ndu\u00f0 s\u00fdningarskr\u00e1 Klaustur \u00e1 \u00cdslandi me\u00f0 ritger\u00f0 eftir Ingunni Lov\u00edsu Ragnarsd\u00f3ttur sagnfr\u00e6\u00f0ing um klausturl\u00edf \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 2001 var sr. \u00de\u00f3rir skipa\u00f0ur forma\u00f0ur stj\u00f3rnar n\u00fdstofna\u00f0s Fornleifasj\u00f3\u00f0s og hefur gegnt \u00fev\u00ed starfi s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sr. \u00de\u00f3rir hr. \u00ed mig 18. j\u00fal\u00ed 2007 eftir a\u00f0 hafa sent m\u00e9r \u00feetta og ba\u00f0 mig b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 textum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allt megna \u00e9g . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og \u00far GT: hinga\u00f0 til hefur Drottinn hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 \u2013 hann gerir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1fram<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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