Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (born 1133)

Saint Thorlak

Icelandic prelate and saint, bishop of Skalholt

Thorlak Thorhallsson 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…