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Nikola Tavelić, Saint, 1340-1391

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Personal name headingNikola Tavelić, Saint, 1340-1391
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Variant(s)Nicholas Tavelic, Saint, 1340-1391
Birth date1340
Death date1391-11-14
Place of birthŠibenik (Croatia)
Place of deathJerusalem
AffiliationCatholic Church Franciscans
Profession or occupationMissionaries Franciscans
Friars Martyrs
Found inNikola Tavelić, prvi hrvatski svetac: t.p. (Nikola Tavelić) p.16 (died 14 November 1391) p.7 (cannonised 21 June 1970)
en.wikipedia.org website, viewed 29 October 2019: (Nicholas Tavelic (Croatian Nikola Tavelić), born 1340 in Šibenik (acording to most sources) but another possible location is Velim near Stankovici. He was Franciscan missionary who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14. 1391, a Croatian friar. He was beatified as part of Nicholas Tavelic, O.F.M. and companions, which included friars from Italy and France. All four members of his group have been declared saints by the Catholic Church, making Tavelic the first Croatian saint)
Associated languagehrv