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Giacomo Illirico
Italian friar (1400-1490)
BlessedResearchedRepublic of VeniceFranciscans
Feast: 27 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1400
Died
1490
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Bitetto in Apulia, Blessed Giacomo Illirico (Varinguer) of Zara, religious of the Order of Friars Minor.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 April as a Franciscan religious who died at Bitetto in Apulia.
Connected on this site
- Jakov Varingez Saint“1400 – 27 April 1485 or 1496), also known as Giacomo Illirico, Giacomo of Bitetto or Jakov Varingez, was a Croatian friar of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans).” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q348558 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — James of Sclavonia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.