Thorlak Thorhallsson (Icelandic: Þorlákur Þórhallsson; 1133 – 23 December 1193) is the patron saint of Iceland. He was Bishop of Skálholt from 1178 until...
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The St. Thorlak Church (Icelandic: Kirkja St. Þorlák) is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in Kapúsínaklaustrið...
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coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus. The town is named after Saint Thorlak who was a bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it...
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Beatified: Confirmation of Cultus Canonized: 11 July 1898 by Pope Leo XIII Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson (1133-1193), Bishop of Skálholt (Fljótslíð – Skálholt,...
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Þykkvabæjarklaustur [is] [ˈθɪhkvaˌpaiːjarˌkʰlœystʏr̥] and the first abbot there was Saint Thorlak. He was later bishop in Skálholt and some of his successors were either...
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churchmen were revered as saints, even though none of them was actually canonized. The most famous of them is Saint Thorlak (Þorlákur Þórhallsson) of...
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in many homes to boil fish (skate) on the 23rd. The day is known as Saint Thorlak mass (Þorláksmessa). During the holiday season, it is traditional for...
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and television and in 2006 released "Office of Saint Thorlak" (Þorlákstíðir), the only Icelandic saint, based on a manuscript from around 1400. They later...
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religious houses in the Middle Ages. Thorlak Thorhallsson (Icelandic: Þorlákur Þórhallsson) is the only canonized saint native to Iceland, and since 1984...
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Eysteinn Erlendsson (redirect from Saint Eysteinn (Erlendsson))
established the communities of Augustinian canons regular and consecrated Saint Thorlak. King Inge's reign fell within the start of the period known as the...
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