Statue of Saint Thorlak at the Catholic Cathedral in Reykjavík, Iceland
Bishop of Skálholt
Born
1133 (1133) Fljótshlíð, Icelandic Commonwealth
Died
23 December 1193(1193-12-23) (aged 59–60) Skálholt, Iceland
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Evangelical-Lutheran Diocese of North America
Canonized
14 January 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Feast
23 December; 20 July (translation of relics)
Patronage
Iceland, fishermen, autistics, Catholics of Scandinavia
Thorlak Thorhallsson (Icelandic: Þorlákur Þórhallsson; 1133 – 23 December 1193) is the patron saint of Iceland. He was Bishop of Skálholt from 1178 until his death.[1] Thorlak's relics were translated to the Cathedral of Skalholt in 1198, not long after his successor, Páll Jónsson, announced at the Althing that vows could be made to Thorlak.
His status as a saint did not receive official recognition from the Catholic Church until 14 January 1984, when John Paul II canonized him and declared him the patron saint of Iceland.[2] His feast day is 23 December, when Thorlac's Mass is celebrated in Iceland.
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tradition in many homes to boil skate on the 23rd. The day is called SaintThorlak Mass (Þorláksmessa). During the holiday season, it is traditional for...
to 1178. As the text refers to SaintThorlak (acknowledged 1198), Jón Ögmundsson (acknowledged as a local Icelandic saint in 1200), and Gizzur Hallsson...
miracle-working powers. Saint Blaise is mentioned in Þorláks saga helga, an Icelandic saga about Thorlak Thorhallsson, the patron saint of Iceland. St. Blaise...
cathedral was left to decay. The only known relic of St. Thorlak of Iceland is contained with other saints' relics in a lead box in the sanctuary's end wall...
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of Norway (d. 1155) Stephen IV, king of Hungary and Croatia (d. 1165) Thorlak Thorhallsson, Icelandic bishop (d. 1193) Urraca of Castile, queen of Navarre...
and Peter – one of the most popular saints in Iceland where a couple of churches were dedicated to him. Bishop Thorlak Thorhallsson of Skálholt was the first...
drambláta. It has recently been argued that he also composed the B-version of Þorláks saga helga, preserved in the mid-fifteenth-century manuscript AM 382 4to...
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