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Nikola Tavelić
saint of the Catholic Church
SaintResearchedOrder of Friars MinorDocumented cause
Feast: 14 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1340
Died
1391
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
21 June 1970
unverified
Who they were
At Jerusalem, Saints Nikola Tavelić, Deodatus Aribert, Stephen of Cuneo and Peter of Narbonne, priests of the Order of Friars Minor and martyrs, who were burned in the fire for having courageously preached the Christian religion in the public square before the Saracens, firmly professing Christ the Son of God.
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 14 November as a Franciscan priest burned at Jerusalem for preaching Christ publicly before the Saracens.
Connected on this site
- Deodatus Aribert Saint“At Jerusalem, Saints Nikola Tavelić, Deodatus Aribert, Stephen of Cuneo and Peter of Narbonne, priests of the Order of Friars Minor and martyrs, who were burned in the fire for having courageously preached the Christian religion in the public square before the Saracens, firmly professing Christ the Son of God.” — this site's research
- Peter of Narbonne Saint“At Jerusalem, Saints Nikola Tavelić, Deodatus Aribert, Stephen of Cuneo and Peter of Narbonne, priests of the Order of Friars Minor and martyrs, who were burned in the fire for having courageously preached the Christian religion in the public square before the Saracens, firmly professing Christ the Son of God.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q48252 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicholas Tavelic (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.