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 172,311 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saint Thorlak is the 2,461st most popular religious figure (down from 2,201st in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 48th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Thorlak ranks 2,461 out of 3,187. Before him are Rubén Salazar Gómez, Blind man of Bethsaida, Gregory VII of Constantinople, Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria, Simeon the Holy Fool, and Elizabeth Hesselblad. After him are Pedro Pardo de Cela, Photius II of Constantinople, Giuseppe Betori, Shuka, Al-Wathiq I, and Aloísio Lorscheider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Saint Thorlak ranks 8. Before him are Agnes of Courtenay, Stephen IV of Hungary, Sigurd II of Norway, Hōnen, Al-Zafir, and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre.  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 49 out of 190. Before him are Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978), Baltasar Kormákur (1966), Ólafur Thors (1892), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Jón Leifs (1899), and Geir Hallgrímsson (1925). After him are Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (1963), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (1954), and Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iceland

Among religious figures born in Iceland, Saint Thorlak ranks 2. Before him are Jón Ögmundsson (1052). After him are Ísleifur Gissurarson (1006).

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