December 23, 1193 – Thorlac Thorhallson

How many can name the patron saint of Iceland? If you raised your hand and said Thorlac Thorhallson you’d get it right. He started the first monastery in Iceland in the 1100s and died on December 23, 1193. On the 1,000th anniversary of the cathedral where St. Thorlac worshiped, the local diocese rebuilt this “new” cathedral in the 1950s.

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