Summary
A physician and poet from Sutivan who worked in Antofagasta, Chile, and was known for helping people in poverty. He wrote under the name Ivo Serge, and the library in Sutivan bears his name.
His charitable medical work and poetry connect his home in Sutivan with Chile.
From Sutivan to Antofagasta
Rendić was born in Sutivan and moved to Chile with his family as a boy. He trained as a physician and built his professional life in Antofagasta. There, for providing free help to people in need, he became known as the ‘doctor of the poor’.
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Poetry under the name Ivo Serge
Alongside medicine, he pursued literature and published poems under the pseudonym Ivo Serge. He wrote about nature, love and spirituality, and authored the lyrics of Antofagasta’s anthem. His work left a mark on both the city’s healthcare and cultural life.
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Remembered in Sutivan
The Sutivan Public Library bears his name, and a plaque was unveiled at his birth house in 2019. Library programmes and translations of his poems bring back to his homeland the work he created in Chile. A process for his beatification was initiated in the Church; this should be distinguished from being declared a blessed or a saint.
