Nicholas Tavelic, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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saint of the Catholic Church
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Place of Birth: Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
About Nicholas Tavelic
- Nicholas Tavelic (Croatian: Nikola Tavelic) was a 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.
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