Bono Benić (1708, Čatići near

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- 27 March 1785,

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) was a Franciscan from

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, provincial of the

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and a historian.

Life and work

As a 10-year-old boy he entered into

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, where he received elementary and high school education. In

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he graduated from college after studying theology and philosophy. His interests were in national and religious history of Catholics in

. His ''Protocollum conventus Suttiscae'' is considered to be most valuable and biggest yearbook of 18th century on the area of

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Works

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

Sources

Benić, Bono
at enciklopedija.hr 1708 births 1785 deaths People from Kakanj 18th-century Roman Catholic priests from the Ottoman Empire Franciscans of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia 18th-century historians from the Ottoman Empire {{BosniaHerzegovina-bio-stub