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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Thorlak

1133 - 1193

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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 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 Thorlak. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Thorlak has received more than 159,421 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Saint Thorlak is the 2,218th most popular religious figure (down from 1,851st in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 44th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Religious Figure.

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  • 160k

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  • 48.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Thorlak ranks 2,218 out of 2,238. Before him are Léon-Adolphe Amette, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Oliver of Paderborn, Odilo Scherer, André Bessette, and Richard Hooker. After him are Sawa, Richard of Chichester, Hugh Latimer, Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay, Henryk Gulbinowicz, and Laurence of Byzantium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Saint Thorlak ranks 7. Before him are Henry II of England, Stephen IV of Hungary, Agnes of Courtenay, Sigurd II of Norway, Hōnen, and Al-Zafir.  Among people deceased in 1193, Saint Thorlak ranks 6. Before him are Saladin, Balian of Ibelin, Robert IV of Sablé, Roger III of Sicily, and Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Saint Thorlak ranks 48 out of 180. Before him are Davíð Oddsson (1948), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Hannes Hafstein (1861), Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006), Ólafur Thors (1892), and Einar Benediktsson (1864). After him are Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1924), Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934), and Eggert Ólafsson (1726).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iceland

Among religious figures born in Iceland, Saint Thorlak ranks 3. Before him are Jón Ögmundsson (1052) and Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006).

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