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hagiography

The writing of the lives of saints. These are usually expressed in glowing terms and as such hagiography tends to mean somewhat biased and overornate writings, frequently leaving much to be desired as historical records of the saints.


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An elegant handbook of hagiography, the Mornins' compendium allies a brief biography of 137 saints with sculpture, painting and fresco, marble and stone relief, stained glass, woodcut, plaster, prayer card, and mosaic images rich in symbol and period detail.
``I'm starting to feel embarrassed,'' she said of all the hagiography at one point -- and that was before the montage focusing on her fashion sense.
Bezzel escaped naive hagiography and the cult around Loehe through his hard-nosed historical and theological inquiry, using not only the common and readily accessible sources but also many sources that were difficult to obtain and were not yet published.
 
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