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Blessed Jakov Varingez
Blessed Jakov Varingez

Blessed Jakov Varingez

Also known as: Giacomo de Bitetto; Giacomo of Bitetto; Giacomo Varingez; Giacomo Veringuez; Jacobo de Iádere Varinguer; James of Bitecto; James of Bitetto; James of Dalmatia; James of Illyricum; James of Sclavonia; James of Zara; James the Illyrian; James the Slav

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 27

Died

April 27, 1496

Beatified

29 December 1700 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Jakov Varingez, also known as Giacomo de Bitetto, Giacomo of Bitetto, Giacomo Varingez, Giacomo Veringuez, Jacobo de Iádere Varinguer, James of Bitecto, James of Bitetto, James of Dalmatia, James of Illyricum, James of Sclavonia, James of Zara, James the Illyrian, and James the Slav, was born around 1400 in the city of Zadar, located in the region of Zadarska, Croatia.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1700-12-29 by 29 December 1700 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmation); 19 December 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Feast Days

April 27April 20

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