James of Sclavonia

Blessed

James of Sclavonia

OFM
Blessed; James of Sclavonia; OFM
	James's tomb in Bitetto.
Personal details
Born	c. 1400; Zadar, Croatia in the union with Hungary
Died	27 April 1485 or 1496; Bitetto, Bari, Kingdom of Naples
Sainthood
Feast day	20 April (Franciscans); 27 April;
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	29 December 1700; Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States; by Pope Clement XI

James of Sclavonia (Croatian: Jakov Zadranin; c. 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). He assumed the religious name "Giacomo". He was beatified on 29 December 1700 by Pope Clement XI and was proclaimed to be Venerable on 19 December 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. He is patron of the town of Bitetto in Bari, Apulia, Italy.

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