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1629Oct, 5

Heribert Rosweyde

Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569)
Heribert Rosweyde (20 January 1569, Utrecht – 5 October 1629, Antwerp) was a Jesuit hagiographer. His work, quite unfinished, was taken up by Jean Bolland who systematized it, while broadening its perspective. This is the beginning of the association of the Bollandists.

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