Icelands’s Patron Saint Þorlákur Þórhallsson

Saint Þorlákur is Iceland´s only saint. Þorlákur was born 1133 and received his education at Oddi. After his years in Europe  he became a priest at Kirkjubær and later he was an abbot at Þykkvabær in Álftaver. It was popular for people to seek his intercession and that many had their request granted.

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