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  • A Clerk of Oxford

    A Clerk of Oxford is a blog mainly about the literature of medieval England from the 11th century onwards. Since 2008, Dr. Eleanor Parker, a scholar of Medieval English literature from Oxford University, blogs about a variety of topics related to her main research interest – the Danish Conquest of 1016 – in medieval historical…

  • Acta Sanctorum Database

    The Acta Sanctorum Database provides the online version of the complete printed texts of Acta Sanctorum. You will have to register via ProQuest or use your library’s subscription in order to access the database. The database is extremely user-friendly. Also, you can search the texts via keywords. Moreover, you will find references to the BHL.…

  • AISSCA: Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Santità dei Culti e dell’Agiografia

    This is the website of the Italian Association for the study of sanctity, cults and hagiography. They share information on their organisation, their members as well as upcoming events they are holding. Moreover, the section „Biblioteca agiografica“ continuously presents the latest publications from the hagiographic research field by recommendation of the society’s members. Also, they…

  • Arbeitskreis für hagiographische Fragen

    The Arbeitskreis für hagiographische Fragen was founded in 1994 and since then has been dedicated to interdisciplinary and international exchange on hagiographic research. While the focus of the working group lies on hagiographic texts and hagiographic discourse, it also deals with questions of religiosity, piety and sacredness. The website of the working group provides information…

  • ARC Humanities Hagiography Bibliography

    The website of the academic-led ARC Humanities Press provides useful bibliographies on medieval history. While the bibliography “Hagiography” is currently not available, there are several other extensive bibliographies on themes which are related to hagiography like “Theology and Spirituality”, “Medieval Liturgy”, “Sermons and Homilies” etc. The bibliographies are up-to-date (2020). Additionally, the ARC has a…

  • Associazione Italiana San Rocco Di Montpellier

    On this site, the Italian Association Saint Roch of Montpellier and the International Centre for Studies on Saint Roch compile information related to Saint Roch both in Roman languages and in English. The section „AGIOGRAFIE“ provides a list of biographical material on the saint from different authors oof the 15th century. Furthermore, the site gives…

  • Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina Manuscripta BHLms

    A digital issue of the manuscripts recorded in the Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, BHL. You get access to the catalogue of the BHL where you may enter a Saint’s name or a BHL-identifier and get an overview of and information on the manuscripts published by Bollandistes concerning the respective saint. The website is in French and…

  • Bibliothek der Kirchenväter

    The Bibliothek der Kirchenväter is a German website, which provides a selection of patristic literature in a German 19th century translation. These revised texts are very useful for a first access to Patristics and are available for reuse (with an appropriate reference). Very useful is the possibility to search for a specific term within the…

  • CatholicSaints.Info

    A site that collects information on “15,771 saints, beati, venerables and feasts“ and provides a vast amount of information for hagiographic research. Among the key benefits of this site is the extensive amount of search options: your research is not limited to the name or feast day of a saint but there are plenty of…

  • Centro Studi San Giovanni da Capestrano

    This is the website of the Italian research centre for John of Capistrano. It mainly provides information on the life and work of John of Capistrano but also about past events and the research centre itself. Additionally, there are also some links to websites related to the subject.The website is in Italian. Last Updated: 2020…