Marko Stjepan Krizin, or Marko Križevčanin was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest, professor of theology and missionary, who was active in the 17th century. In the course of the struggle between Catholicism and Calvinism in the region then, he was executed for his faith. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, the third Croat to be so honored.
Marko Krizin
Relics of Marko Krizin at the Esztergom Basilica.
Krizin's statue at the Varaždin Cathedral
Križevci is a town in northern Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the town itself (2011), It is the oldest town in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County.
Image: Grkokatolička katedrala u Križevcima
Image: Hrvatski dom
Image: Kapela sv. Vurija
Image: Gradska uprava Krizevci