Jean Bolland

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Jean Bolland (Latin Johannes Bollandus) (August 18th 1596, Tirlemont, Duchy of Brabant - September 12th 1665, Antwerp) was a Flemish Jesuit and hagiographer. Bolland compiled five vols. of the Lives of the Saints called Acta Sanctorum, which was continued by others, called after him Bollandists.

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