Acta Sanctorum

[ ahk-tah sahngk-tawr-oom ]

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noun

a collection of the biographies of the Christian saints and martyrs, edited by the Bollandists and arranged according to the ecclesiastical calendar.

From any such charge the student of the "Acta Sanctorum" must regard the Bollandists as free.

This immense series is popularly known either as the "Acta Sanctorum" or the Bollandists.

The Acta Sanctorum, in the original edition, is very seldom found.

Her Acta Sanctorum may be read from end to end with a dry eye and an unquickened pulse.'

What is known of him will be found in the Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists, vol.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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