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Hagiography

A hagiography (/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/; from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios) 'holy' and -γραφία (-graphía) 'writing') is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a preacher, priest, founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions. Early Christian hagiographies might…

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related to External links · 16
Hagiography → An Introduction, BollandistesHagiography Society, Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Delehaye, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hagiology, Herbermann, Hippolyte, Hippolyte Delehaye, James Kiefer's HagiographiesSocieté, New York, Robert Appleton Company, Saints, The Legends, Vol
related to Medieval England · 15
Hagiography → Anglo-Norman, Athanasius' Anthony, Beowulf, Both, Christ, England, Grendel, Guthlac, Imitation, In Anglo-Saxon, In Beowulf, Latin, Many, When, With
related to Oriental Orthodoxy · 12
Hagiography → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, For, Fragments, Ge'ez, Medieval Ethiopian, Old Nubian, Saint Michael, Saint's Life, Some, The Oriental Orthodox Churches, There, They
related to Islam · 11
Hagiography → Arabic, CE, From, Islam, Islamic, Likewise, Over, Persian, Prophet, Prophet Muhammad, Sūfī
related to Development · 4
Hagiography → Christian, In, Roman Empire, The
related to Other groups · 4
Hagiography → Church, Ron Hubbard, Scientology, The

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Taoisminstance ofOther religious traditions0.80text
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Sikhisminstance ofOther religious traditions0.80text
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Hagiographyrelated to DevelopmentChristian0.60section
Hagiographyrelated to DevelopmentThe0.60section
Hagiographyrelated to DevelopmentRoman Empire0.60section
Hagiographyrelated to DevelopmentIn0.60section
Hagiographyrelated to External linksHippolyte Delehaye0.60section

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