Medal - Nikola Tavelić ND
1970 year| Silver | 72 g | 55 mm |
| Location | Croatia |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Religious medals |
| Year | 1970 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 72 g |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#384891 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik, Croatia.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SPOMEN PROGLAŠENJA SVETIM PRVOGA HRVATA
MCMLXX
RIM ŠIBENIK
Translation:
Commemoration of the canonization of the first Croat
1970
Rome Šibenik
Designers: Želimir Janeš, JD, TK
Edge
Plain
Comment
Nicholas Tavelic (Croatian: Nikola Tavelić) 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. All four members of his group have been declared saints by the Catholic Church, making Tavelic the first Croatian saint.
Beatified: 1889, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal State by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: June 21, 1970, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
