Why pilgrims come
Discover what makes Croatian National Shrine of St. Nicholas Tavelić a place of pilgrimage
The Church of St. Francis serves as Croatia's national shrine to St. Nicholas Tavelić, the Franciscan martyr killed in Jerusalem in 1391 and the first canonized Croatian saint. His sandals are carried as the shrine's venerated relic; wording avoids implying that his body rests here.
Meet Croatia's first canonized saint through Franciscan worship, the relic of his sandals, and the memory of martyrdom in Jerusalem.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
National shrine and public veneration of his sandals
Feast: November 14Contact relic · Publicly venerated and processed under diocesan and Franciscan custody
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The saint's sandals
Venerate the shrine's specific relic without inventing a tomb relationship.
Martyrdom in Jerusalem
Connect Šibenik with the Franciscan Holy Land.
November 14
Join the national shrine's principal feast.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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