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Bollandists (bŏl`əndĭsts), group of Jesuits in Belgium, named for their early leader, Jean Bolland, a Flemish Jesuit of the 17th cent. They were charged by the Holy See with compiling an authoritative edition of the lives of the saints, the monumental Acta sanctorum, which is still in progress. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The chief publication of the Bollandists, as they are called, is Acta Sanctorum (the Deeds of the Saints). Already in the nineteenth century, a Bollandist scholar proved that the identification of the rosary with Saint Dominic was false; that the rosary should have been attributed to a fifteenth-century Carthusian of the same name. The Bollandist systematic collection resulted in the diffusion of a new critical spirit that replaced the methods of the Golden Legend. |
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