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Nicholas Tavelic

Friar and missionary
Nicholas Tavelic, OFM 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1340, Šibenik, Croatia
Died: November 14, 1391 (age 51 years), Jerusalem
Place of burial: Mount Zion, Jerusalem
Canonized: June 21, 1970, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Feast: November 14 (Tavelićevo)