The Bollandists are an association of scholars, philologists, and historians (originally all Jesuits, but now including non-Jesuits) who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity. Their most important publication has been the Acta Sanctorum (The Lives of the Saints). They are named afte...
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member of a small group of Belgian Jesuits who edit and publish the Acta Sanctorum, the great collection of biographies and legends of the saints, ... [4 related articles]
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Member of a group of Belgian Jesuits who edit and publish the Acta Sanctorum, the standard collection of saints' lives and other scholarly publications. They are named after John Bolland...
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any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
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