Bono Benić

Bono Benić (1708, Čatići near Kakanj - 27 March 1785, Kraljeva Sutjeska) was a Franciscan from Bosnia, provincial of the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena and a historian.

Life and work

As a 10-year-old boy he entered into Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska, where he received elementary and high school education. In Cremona, Italy he graduated from college after studying theology and philosophy. His interests were in national and religious history of Croats in Bosnia. His Protocollum conventus Suttiscae is considered to be most valuable and biggest yearbook of 18th century on the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Works

Cum Auctor Epitome (1777)
Yearbook of Sutjeska Monastery (1979 published)

Sources

Benić, Bono at enciklopedija.hr (Croatian)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 24850218 ISNI: 0000 0000 5520 5602 BNF: cb145988070 (data)

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