U radu se opisuju: životni put fra Mije - Mihovila Sučića (Livno, 1820.–1865.), njegovo školovanje, studij medicine u Padovi, povratak i djelovanje u Bosni te njegova smrt, spomenik i osobna ostavština. Školovanje je započeo u Livnu i Fojnici, u Franjevački je red stupio 1837. i krsno ime Stjepan zamijenio s fra Mijo. Zavjete je položio 1938. te završio studij filozofije 1840. godine. U Veneciji je 1845. završio studij teologije i zaredio se za svećenika. Uz posebnu dozvolu Svete Stolice, u Padovi je upisao studij medicine i kirurgije koji je završio 1850. godine. Nakon povratka u Bosnu postao je službeni liječnik ne samo franjevaca, nego i običnog puka. Liječio je po svoj Bosni i u jednom dijelu Hercegovine. Nažalost, i njegov je život bio prilično kratak. Zimi, dok se u Livnu oporavljao od bolesti, bio je pozvan da porodi dijete u Šuicu, mjesto udaljeno od Livna pet sati pješačenja. Tom se prigodom prehladio na smrt. Dok su ga fratri tješili da će preboljeti, pogledao je svoje ruke i rekao: “Ja sam gotov; dajte mi podijelite svete sakramente.” Preminuo je 3. ožujka 1865. u samostanu i bio pokopan u groblju u Gorici kod Livna; gorostasni nadgrobni križ-spomenik, što ga je od klesarske radionice do groblja vuklo 28 volova, svjedoči koliki je ugled i zahvalnost uživao. Njegova ljekarna, ljekarnička vaga, kirurški i zubarski instrumenti, Ljekaruša i ostali liječnički instrumenti još se čuvaju u livanjskom samostanu. A u Muzeju u Gorici čuva se fra Mijina ostavština. Tu su njegove stručne knjige: više od stotinu svezaka, sve iz prve polovice XIX. stoljeća, a nekoliko iz pedesetih i šezdesetih godina. Nekoliko ljudi učilo je od njega kako se liječi; oni su i nastavili njegov rad. Danas se po njemu zove županijska bolnica u Livnu – Dr. fra Mihovil Sučić. Kao prvi kirurg u Bosni i Hercegovini, dr. fra Mijo Sučić ostaje ne samo pionir, nego i uzor kršćanskog pristupa bolesniku., This article describes the life of Fra Mijo Mihovil Sučić (Livno, 1820-1865), his education, medical study in Padua, Italy, activities in Bosnia after return, his death, his burial monument and his legacy. His education started in Livno and Fojnica. He joined the Franciscan order in 1837 and replaced his Christened name Stjepan (Stephen) with Fra Mijo. After taking vows in 1938, he completed the study of philosophy in 1840. In 1845, he graduated in theology in Venice and became a priest. Having obtained a special consent from the Holy See, he took up medicine and surgery in Padua, and completed the studies in 1850. Upon return to Bosnia, he became the official physician not only of the Franciscans, but also of the local people. He practised all over Bosnia and a part of Herzegovina. Sadly however, his life was short. One winter, when he was recovering from a disease in Livno, he was asked to deliver a baby in Šuica, a five-hour walk from Livno. This is where he caught severe cold. While his fellow friars comforted him that he’d get over it, Fra Mijo replied: I’m done, please give me my rites”. He died in the monastery on 3 March 1865, and was buried at Gorica cemetery near Livno. A huge cross, dragged from the stone workshop to the cemetery by 28 oxen, bears witness to Fra Mijo’s high repute and to people’s gratitude. His apothecary scale, surgical and dental instruments, his pharmacopoeia and other practice instruments have been preserved in the monastery of Livno. His legacy is kept in the Museum of Gorica, including over a hundred volumes from the first half of the 19th century and several books from the 1850s and 1860s. A few disciples of his continued his medical practice. Today the County Hospital of Livno bears his name “Dr Fra Mihovil Sučić”. Being the first surgeon in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fra Mijo Sučić is not only the pioneer, but also the role model of bedside manners.