Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson (Old Norse: Þorlákr Þórhallsson; Icelandic: Þorlákur Þórhallsson; 1133 – December 23 1193) also spelled Thorlac is the patron saint of Iceland. Born in Skálholt in southern Iceland he was bishop of Skalholt from 1178 until his death. Thorlac’s relics were translated to the cathedral of Skálholt in 1198 not long after his successor as bishop Páll Jónsson announced at the Althing that vows could be made to Thorlac.
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