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Bollandist

The Society of Bollandists (Latin: Societas Bollandistarum; French: Société des Bollandistes) is 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…

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Named after
Jean Bolland
President
Mark Rotsaert
Purpose
Hagiographic research

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Acta Sanctorum

Suppression and relocation (18th century)

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Bollandist

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related to Carmelite controversy · 25
Bollandist → Albert, April, Bollandists, But, By, Carmelite, Carmelites, Conrad Janninck, Elijah, Father Papebrochius, From, In, In November, Jean, Jerusalem, Launoy, Papebrochius, Patriarch, Pope Innocent XII, Sorbonne
related to Refoundation · 21
Bollandist → Acta, After, Analecta Bollandiana, Belgian, Belgium, Bollandists, By, Feast, In, Jesus, Liturgia Horarum, Magdala, Martyrologium, Mary, Missale Romanum, Paris, Pope Francis, Society, The, The Bollandists
related to Suppression and relocation (18th century) · 20
Bollandist → Antwerp, Austrian, Bollandist Society, Bollandists, Brussels, By, Coudenberg, Four, January, Jesus, Low Countries, October, Pope Clement XIV, Premonstratensians, Society, The, Their, They, Tongerlo Abbey, Tongerloo
related to Bibliography · 16
Bollandist → Baynes, Bollandists, Cambridge University Press, Charles, Charles Scribner's Sons, Chisholm, De Smedt, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hippolyte, Hugh, II, New York, Robert Appleton Co, The Bollandist Fathers, The Bollandists, The Catholic Encyclopedia
related to In fiction · 7
Bollandist → Bollandists, Canadian, Catholic, Robertson Davies, The, The Bollandist Society, The Deptford Trilogy
related to External links · 5
Bollandist → Analecta Bollandiana, BollandistesBibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, InterClassica, SanctorumContents, Société
related to Further reading · 3
Bollandist → Bollandists, The Work, Through Three Centuries
Named after · 1
Bollandist → Jean Bolland
President · 1
Bollandist → Mark Rotsaert
Purpose · 1
Bollandist → Hagiographic research

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bollandists acta bolland saints work society sanctorum jean first henschenius time volumes century rosweyde new jesuit hagiography société des bollandistes

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BollandistNamed afterJean Bolland1.00infobox
BollandistPresidentMark Rotsaert1.00infobox
BollandistPurposeHagiographic research1.00infobox
BollandistWebsitehttps://bollandistes.org/1.00infobox
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyDe Smedt0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyCharles0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyThe Bollandists0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyThe Catholic Encyclopedia0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyII0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyNew York0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyRobert Appleton Co0.60section
Bollandistrelated to BibliographyBaynes0.60section

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