Christian feast day: Nikola Tavelic

Nicholas Tavelic

Croatian Franciscan friar, martyr and Catholic saint

Nicholas Tavelic, O.F.M., was a Croatian Friar Minor, priest and missionary who was the leader of a group of friars who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391. He was beatified along with his companions, who included friars from Italy and France. All four…