Thorlakstíðir

Evening Song – Thorlakstíðir

Monday, December 22 at 5:00 PM

Free admission

Cantores Islandiae will perform Vespers from Þorlákstíðir in Hallgrímskirkja on Monday, December 22 at 5:00 p.m. Þorlákstíðir is a liturgical service sung in honor of Saint Þorlák, the son of Þórhallsson, bishop of Skálholt in the 12th century. He died at Þorláks Mass in 1193, but it wasn't long before he was canonized, the first Icelander. Þorlákstíðir has been preserved in manuscript from around 1400 and is a unique cultural heritage of Icelanders and bears witness to the position that Þorlák had in Catholic times. Conductor is Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson. Björn Steinar Sólbergsson plays the organ.

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Vespers – Officium S. Thorlaci

Monday 22nd of December 2025 at 17hrs.

Free entrance

Cantores Islandiae perform Vespers from the Office of St. Thorlak in Hallgrímskirkja on Monday, December 22 at 5:00 pm

The Office of St. Thorlak is a liturgical service sung in honor of St. Thorlak Þórhallsson, bishop of Skálholt in the 12th century. He passed away on St. Thorlak's Day in 1193, and it wasn't long before he was canonized—the first Icelander to be declared a saint. The Office of St. Thorlak has been preserved in a manuscript dating from around 1400 and is a unique part of Iceland's cultural heritage, bearing witness to the reverence and importance St. Thorlak held in the Catholic era. Conductor is Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson and organist is Björn Steinar Sólbergsson.