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    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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  • Vikernes") – guitar (1989–1991) Jørn Inge Tunsberg – guitar (1991–1992) Thorlak Sigvaldason – bass (1991–1992) Timeline The Fart that Should Not Be (demo...
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  • daughter named Hallfrid, and a son named Thorgeir. Hallfrid was the mother of Thorlak Runolfsson, bishop of Skálholt in the south of Iceland. Thorgeir was the...
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  • exception of "Heimdallr" in Old Norwegian. Former Old Funeral bassist Thorlak Sigvaldason helped the band translate the Norwegian lyrics into Icelandic...
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    The St. Thorlak Church (Icelandic: Kirkja St. Þorlák) is a Catholic church in Kapúsínaklaustrið á Kollaleiru, in the town of Reyðarfjörður, Austurland...
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  • daughter named Hallfrid, and a son named Thorgeir. Hallfrid was the mother of Thorlak Runolfsson, bishop of Skálholt in the south of Iceland. One of the descendants...
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  • Þorláks saga helga (the saga of St Þorlákr) is a saga about Saint Þorlákr Þórhallsson (1133–93) and the main source of evidence for his life. The earliest...
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    miracle-working powers. Saint Blaise is mentioned in Þorláks saga helga, an Icelandic saga about Thorlak Thorhallsson, the patron saint of Iceland. St. Blaise...
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    Reykjavík (Iceland) Catholic Church in Iceland Religion in Iceland St. Thorlak Church, Reyðarfjörður "Populations by religious and life stance organizations...
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  • religions in the two centuries preceding. Thorlak was born into an aristocratic family in Hlíðarendi in 1133, Thorlak's parents noticed his budding intellectual...
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    none of them was actually canonized. The most famous of them is Saint Thorlak (Þorlákur Þórhallsson) of Skálholt (1133–1193). He was educated in Lincoln...
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  • 1991) – 3:29 Olve "Abbath" Eikemo – bass (tracks 1–3), vocals (tracks 1–3) Thorlak – bass (tracks 4–12) Kristian "Varg" Vikernes – guitars (tracks 4, 5, 6...
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    conditions and diseases - Ovidius Earache, dysentery - Polycarp Autism - Thorlak Victims of betrayal and of torture - Epipodius Against motorcycle/bicycle...
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    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 has...
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  • recorded for radio and television and in 2006 released "Office of Saint Thorlak" (Þorlákstíðir), the only Icelandic saint, based on a manuscript from around...
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  • Ryzkov c. late 1700s c. 1800s Yes 1 Thomas of Tolentino c. 1255 1321 Yes 1 Thorlak Thorhallsson (Þorlákur Þórhallsson) 23 Dec 1193 Yes 1 Tikhon of Moscow...
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    September 23 – Robert IV, French nobleman and Grand Master December 23 – Thorlak Thorhallsson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1133) December 24 – Roger III, king...
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    Confirmation of Cultus Canonized: 11 July 1898 by Pope Leo XIII Saint Thorlak Thorhallsson (1133-1193), Bishop of Skálholt (Fljótslíð – Skálholt, Iceland)...
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  • Abbasid caliph (b. 909) 1172 – Ugo Ventimiglia, Italian cardinal 1193 – Thorlak, patron saint of Iceland (b. 1133) 1230 – Berengaria of Navarre, queen...
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  • Þórhallsson (born 1987), Icelandic musician Thorlac Thorhallsson (Saint Thorlak) (1133–1193), the patron saint of Iceland Throstur Thorhallsson (born 1969)...
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    flooding is mentioned in one of the Old Norse accounts of Bishop Þorlák, Jarteinabók Þorláks saga byskups önnur. The farm called Holt, immediately to the...
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    tradition in many homes to boil skate on the 23rd. The day is called Saint Thorlak Mass (Þorláksmessa). During the holiday season, it is traditional for families...
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    could address Jón Stefánsson as "Jón Stefáns" and Jón Þorláksson as "Jón Þorláks". When someone has a conversation with two such people at the same time...
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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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    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 families...
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    Fljótsdalshérað was built. On 17 June 2017, a new Catholic Church (St. Thorlak Church) was consecrated in the town in a ceremony led by Bishop David Tencer...
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    Maris Parish in Reykjavik. In 2007, he was made parish priest of the St. Thorlak Church in Reyðarfjörður, He also served on the Presbyteral Council and...
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    sugar called jólagrautur ("Yule pudding"). On December 23 (mass of Saint Thorlak) there is a tradition (originally from the Westfjords) to serve fermented...
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  • formation of the Icelandic church to 1178. As the text refers to Saint Thorlak (acknowledged 1198), Jón Ögmundsson (acknowledged as a local Icelandic...
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    supposedly the cathedral was left to decay. The only known relic of St. Thorlak of Iceland is contained with other saints' relics in a lead box in the...
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