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Giacomo Illirico

Italian friar (1400-1490)

BlessedFull write-upRepublic of VeniceFranciscans

Feast: 27 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1400

Died

1490

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

—

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.

The cause

Giacomo Illirico has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Shrine of Blessed Giacomo of Bitetto.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

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.