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Bollandist any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum, a critical and official hagiology begun by the Jesuits in the 17th century. See also: SaintsHow 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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