Fr. Jure Bo？itkovi？ – Researcher and Historian of Croatian Philosophical Heritage

Sa？etak In the paper we are talking about Fr. Jure Bo？itkovi？ in the role of a researcher and historian of Croatian philosophical heritage. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, the paper has three chapters. The first chapter presents the basic information about the life and work of Fr. Jure Bo？itkovi？. The second part deals with his philosophical creation in which all his bibliographic records from the field of philosophy are listed. The third chapter provides classification, a short overview and analysis of his philosophical opus in general with special emphasis on the research of Croatian philosophical heritage. He especially dealt with the old Croatian philosophy, researched the archives of Franciscan monasteries of the Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Redeemer and analysed and presented the philosophy of our famous philosopher Ante Petri？ who wrote and published all his philosophical works in Italian language. In conclusion we can say that the work of Bo？itkovi？ is significant because he systematically investigated and described the manuscript philosophical materials of Franciscan monastery libraries and because he systematically dealt with the philosophy of Ante Petri？