Bernardo Zamagna

Bernardo Zamagna (Croatian: Bernard/Brno Zamanja; 9 November 1735 – 20 April 1820) was a Ragusan priest, poet and translator. He wrote in Latin. Bernardo was born in Ragusa (present day Dubrovnik) in 1735. He was the son of Marco Zamagna (who died two months before his birth) and Maria Caboga. He was educated by Jesuits. In 1753, he moved to Rome to continue his studies and began his novitiate at S Andrea al Quirinale. After two years he took his first monastic vows. His teachers were Ragusans Raimondo Cunich and Roger Boscovich. After the conclusion of his studies in Rome, he went to live in Siena.

Bernardo Zamagna

Bernardo Zamagna (Croatian: Bernard/Brno Zamanja; 9 November 1735 – 20 April 1820) was a Ragusan priest, poet and translator. He wrote in Latin. Bernardo was born in Ragusa (present day Dubrovnik) in 1735. He was the son of Marco Zamagna (who died two months before his birth) and Maria Caboga. He was educated by Jesuits. In 1753, he moved to Rome to continue his studies and began his novitiate at S Andrea al Quirinale. After two years he took his first monastic vows. His teachers were Ragusans Raimondo Cunich and Roger Boscovich. After the conclusion of his studies in Rome, he went to live in Siena.