{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Christian Pure","provider_url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it","title":"Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<p class=\"cppw-embed-teaser\">[ad_1] Cathedral of Christ the King in Reykjavik, Iceland. \/ Credit: Wirthi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23.Although Iceland\u2019s national assembly declared him a saint in 1198, only five years after his death, this &quot;unofficial\u201d canonization did not become an official part of the Church\u2019s liturgical calendar until Pope John Paul II confirmed him as\u2026<\/p>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cathedralofchristthekingiceland122024.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":600}