Andrija Kačić Miošić (; 17 April 1704 – 14 December 1760) was a Croatian writer, poet and Franciscan friar.
Biography
Born as Ante in Brist near Makarska, he became a Franciscan friar at the Zaostrog monastery at the age of 16, assuming the name Andrew and serving the Franciscan province Bosna Argentina. He stemmed from the wealthy and powerful noble family Kačić and was educated at Zaostrog monastery and in Buda. In 1728 he was ordained a priest in Šibenik. From 1735 to 1745 he taught philosophy and theology in Šibenik as a regular lecturer. From 1745 to 1750 he stayed at the Sumartin monastery and then returned to Zaostrog, where he lived until his death in 1760.
Works
His first written work was Elementa peripatethica juxta mentem subtilissimi doctoris Joannis Duns Scoti in 1752, a manual of scholastic philosophy based on the teachings of the Franciscan theologian and philosopher Duns Scotus.
His most important work is A Pleasant Conversation of the Slavic People (, 1756), a chronicle in verse and prose in the spirit of Enlightenment. The first edition of 1756 contained 41 poems while the second edition of 1759 was substantially expanded to 137 poems.