Saint Thorlak
Icelandic Roman Catholic prelate and saint
Feast: 23 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
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. 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.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q335609 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Thorlak (CC BY-SA)
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