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Monsinjor Božo Milanović, svećenik, znanstvenik, profesor, publicist, kulturni i javni djelatnik, izdavač i urednik knjiga i novina, političar i diplomat zasigurno je jedan od najznačajnijih Istranina XX. stoljeća. Na svojemu je 90-godišnjem životnome putu prošao kroz, za suvremeno doba, vjerojatno najznačajnije europske i svjetske događaje od kojih ga se mnogi, neizostavno, u većoj ili manjoj mjeri dotiču. Milanović živi za vrijeme izbijanja Prvoga svjetskog rata, u međuratnome razdoblju kada se bori protiv fašizma te za vrijeme Drugoga svjetskog rata i nakon njega, kada borbu umjesto fašista zamjenjuje nova komunistička vlast. Kroz sva ta navedena razdoblja, Milanović se, iako po svome odabiru svećenik, zbog životnih stavova i uvjerenja, bavi svjetovnim i diplomatskim pitanjima. Tako je razdoblje do 1946. Milanović uvelike posvetio rješavanju narodnih problema, odnosno, potpomagao je u borbi hrvatskoga istarskog naroda za hrvatsku nacionalnu integraciju. Tek nakon Pariške mirovne konferencije i odstupanja hrvatskog svećenstva od daljnjih miješanja u politiku, Milanović započinje graditi svoj Crkveni put i okreće se rješavanju Crkvenih pitanja. Takvu je ideologiju, bez uplitanja u svjetovnu vlast vodio do kraja života. Monsignor Božo Milanović, a priest, a scholar, a professor, a publicist, a cultural and public worker, a publisher and editor of books and newspapers, a politician and a diplomat, is certainly one of the most important 20th-century Istrians. In the 90 years of his life, he lived to see probably the most significant European and world events, and many of them were inevitably, to a greater or lesser extent, part of his life. Milanović lived in the outbreak of the First World War, in the interwar period when he fought against fascism, during World War II and after it, when the struggle against a new communist regime replaced the struggle against the fascists. Although being a priest, Milanović dealt with secular and diplomatic issues throughout these periods, due to his life attitudes and beliefs. Thus, in the period up to 1946 Milanović devoted a great deal of his life and work to solving the problems of the people, ie, he helped in the struggle of the Croatian Istrian people for Croatian national integration. Only after the Paris Peace Conference and the departure of the Croatian clergy from further interference in politics, Milanović began building his Church road and turned his efforts to the resolution of Church issues. He lived this kind of ideology, without interfering in secular power, until the end of his life.

Božo Milanović (Kringa, 10. X. 1890. – Pazin, 28. XII. 1980.) istarski je svećenik, rodoljub, znanstveni, društveni i kulturni djelatnik. Već od rane dječačke dobi upijao je hrvatske narodnjačke ideje. Jedan je od istarskih značajnika onoga doba, koji su svojim političkim djelovanjem promicali prava hrvatskoga naroda. Najznačajniji, a ujedno i najplodniji period Milanovićeva života vrijeme je između dvaju svjetskih ratova, kada je bio proganjan od talijanskoga fašističkog okupatora, pa je veći period međuraća proveo u internaciji. Najpoznatiju ulogu imao je kao jedan od predstavnika Istre na Mirovnoj konferenciji u Parizu 1946. godine, na kojoj se odlučivalo o sudbini Istre nakon rata. U članku se razmatra njegov životni put, kao i dio njegove znanstvene djelatnosti vezane uz filozofiju. Naglasak je dan njegovome kršćanskome promišljanju u filozofskome duhu., Božo Milanović (Kringa 10.10. 1890 - Pazin 28.12.1980) was an Istrian priest, patriot, active in the scientific, social and cultural field. Since early boyhood he was inspired by the Croatian populist ideas. He is one of the prominent Istrian personalities which through their activity promulgated the rights of the Croatian population. The most important, and also the most fertile period Milanović’s life is the time between two World Wars when he was persecuted by the Italian fascist occupation, so that he spent most of that time in internment. He played an important role during the Peace conference in Paris in 1946, where destiny of Istria after the WW2 was decided. In the article his life path is presented as well as a part of his scientific activity related to philosophy. The accent is set upon his Christian reflection in the spirit of philosophy.