Saint Nikola Tavelic

Also known as

• Nicholas

Memorial

• 14 November

Profile

Franciscan friar. Priest. Missionary to Bosnia for 12 years; reports of the day say that the friars brought 50,000 to Christianity. Missionary to Palestine in 1384. Martyred by the Muslim authorities.

Born

• c.1340 in Šibenik, Šibensko-Kninska, Croatia

Died

• 14 November 1391 near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

Beatified

• 6 June 1889 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)
• 12 June 1966 by Pope Paul VI (decree of martyrdom)

Canonized

• 21 June 1970 by Pope Paul VI
• the first Croatian saint canonized in the modern process

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Nikola Tavelic“. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 December 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <>