Acta Sanctorum
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Acta Sanctorum (Acts of the Jesuit scholar Jean Bolland ('Bollandus', 1596–1665) continued the work, which was gradually finished over the centuries by the Bollandists, who continue to edit and publish the Acta Sanctorum.[1]
The Bollandists oversaw the project, first in
Habsburg governor of the Low Countries in 1788, the work continued at Tongerlo Abbey. After the creation of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Bollandists were permitted to reassemble, working from the Royal Library of Belgium
in Brussels. The main work ended with the Propylaeum to December published in 1940.
In addition to the extraordinary amount of biographical material, extensively researched, the Acta Sanctorum broke new ground in its use of historical criticism.[1]
See also
- Acta Martyrum
- Martyrologium romanum
- Roman Catholic calendar
Notes
- ^ JSTOR 3678913.
External links
- Acta Sanctorum at the Digital Library@Villanova University
- Societé des Bollandistes website
- Commercial Acta Sanctorum Database
- Acta Sanctorum volumes online in PDF – at Roger Pearse
- Copyable text of the books
- List of links to scans of Acta Sanctorum volumes in the "Links Galore" spreadsheet
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