Charles De Smedt | |
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| Born | 6 April 1833 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 4 March 1911 (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium |
| Education | College of Our Lady of Peace |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, educator |
Charles De Smedt S.J. (6 April 1833 – 4 March 1911) was a Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer. He was a Bollandist, and is noted for having introduced critical historical methods into Catholic hagiography, so that it became a collection of accounts of the accretion of legends, as well as the compilation of original materials.[1]
- ^ Coudeyrette, Jean-Paul. "Compilhistoire ; toute reproduction à but non-lucratif est autorisée" (in French).
A partir de 1876, le père Charles de Smedt (1831–1911) fait appliquer les principes de la critique moderne. Tous les textes concernant les saints sont édités avec leurs variantes et leurs remaniements de manière à permettre de faire non-seulement l'histoire des saints, mais aussi celle de leur légende.