Nicholas Tavelic
Nicholas Tavelic, OFM (Croatian: Nikola Tavelić) was a Croatian Franciscan friar and missionary who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391. He was beatified with his companions, who included friars from Italy and France. All four members of his group have been declared saints by the Catholic Church, making Tavelic the first canonized Croatian saint.
Nicholas Tavelic | |
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Portrait of Tavelić from ca. 1500 | |
| Religious, Priest and Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1340 probably Šibenik, Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia |
| Died | November 14, 1391 Jerusalem, Mamluk Sultanate |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1889, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal State by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | June 21, 1970, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Croatian National Shrine of St. Nicholas Tavelic in Šibenik |
| Feast | November 14 (Tavelićevo) |
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