Buntić was born on 9 October 1871. The next day he was baptized as Franjo Buntić. He entered the Franciscan order in 1888 (taking the name Didak) and finished seminary in 1894.
Career as teacher, friar, priest and politicianedit
The next year he began teaching at the gymnasium in Široki Brijeg. During his time in Široki Brijeg, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built. He became the school's principal in 1911 and began to encourage the education of children from neighbouring villages. In 1919 he helped open a school in Zagreb to educate students from Herzegovina. That same year he became the head of the Franciscan Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and moved to Mostar.
One of the most famous episodes in the life of Didak Buntić, but also in the history of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina and the whole of Herzegovina, is his heroic effort to save the starving people in Herzegovina in 1917 (near the end of the First World War). In that action, he was named "savior of the poor" and Moses of Herzegovina.
World War I brought Brotnjo, just as it did all other regions, great suffering - poverty, hunger, illness and death. 1917 was a particularly fatal dry and unfruitful year. The lack of staple food groups caused hunger and mass death. Buntić played a very dedicated role in rescuing people from hunger and death. Not only did he acquire food for the hungry and poor, but he also sent many into the wheat-bearing regions of Slavonia to be fed and saved from a certain death.
During the war, children from poor families were sent to these parts for rest and nutrition with the help of various humanitarian organizations and associations. The members of the District branch of the "Croatian National Community" (HNZ) played a significant role in this respect.[1]
In these actions, an effort was made to suppress religious diversity, so there were trains made up of children of three religions (Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim).
It is estimated that in this way Buntić, together with his associates, saved around 17,000 children from certain death.
didak, buntić, october, 1871, february, 1922, franciscan, friar, educator, from, bosnia, herzegovina, reverendofmprovincial, franciscan, province, herzegovina, left, with, izidor, kršnjavichurchcatholic, churchelected27, 1919term, ended3, february, 1922predece. Didak Buntic 9 October 1871 3 February 1922 was a Franciscan friar and educator from Bosnia and Herzegovina The ReverendDidak BunticOFMProvincial of the Franciscan Province of HerzegovinaDidak Buntic on the left with Izidor KrsnjaviChurchCatholic ChurchElected27 May 1919Term ended3 February 1922PredecessorDavid NevisticSuccessorLujo BubaloPersonal detailsBornFranjo Buntic 1871 10 09 9 October 1871Paoca Citluk Herzegovina Ottoman EmpireDied3 February 1922 1922 02 03 aged 50 Citluk Kingdom of Serbs Croats and SlovenesBuriedSiroki Brijeg Bosnia and HerzegovinaNationalityBosnian CroatianDenominationCatholicResidenceFranciscan monastery Mostar Contents 1 Early life and entry to Franciscan order 2 Career as teacher friar priest and politician 3 Rescuing hungry children 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and entry to Franciscan order editBuntic was born on 9 October 1871 The next day he was baptized as Franjo Buntic He entered the Franciscan order in 1888 taking the name Didak and finished seminary in 1894 Career as teacher friar priest and politician editThe next year he began teaching at the gymnasium in Siroki Brijeg During his time in Siroki Brijeg the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built He became the school s principal in 1911 and began to encourage the education of children from neighbouring villages In 1919 he helped open a school in Zagreb to educate students from Herzegovina That same year he became the head of the Franciscan Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and moved to Mostar In 1920 he was elected to the Constitutional Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes as a member of the Croatian Popular Party Rescuing hungry children edit nbsp Starving children One of the most famous episodes in the life of Didak Buntic but also in the history of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina and the whole of Herzegovina is his heroic effort to save the starving people in Herzegovina in 1917 near the end of the First World War In that action he was named savior of the poor and Moses of Herzegovina World War I brought Brotnjo just as it did all other regions great suffering poverty hunger illness and death 1917 was a particularly fatal dry and unfruitful year The lack of staple food groups caused hunger and mass death Buntic played a very dedicated role in rescuing people from hunger and death Not only did he acquire food for the hungry and poor but he also sent many into the wheat bearing regions of Slavonia to be fed and saved from a certain death During the war children from poor families were sent to these parts for rest and nutrition with the help of various humanitarian organizations and associations The members of the District branch of the Croatian National Community HNZ played a significant role in this respect 1 In these actions an effort was made to suppress religious diversity so there were trains made up of children of three religions Catholic Orthodox and Muslim It is estimated that in this way Buntic together with his associates saved around 17 000 children from certain death Death editHe died in Citluk in 1922 of a heart attack 2 References edit Brotnjo nasa prica Our story Ivan Sivric Citluk Opcina Citluk 2010 ISBN 978 9958 831 02 7 OCLC 777326985 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link hrvati org Fra Didak Buntic Zivotopis Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 External links edithttp www didak net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Didak Buntic amp oldid 1205472564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
