Hippolyte Delehaye, S.J., (19 August 1859 – 1 April 1941) was a Belgian Jesuit who was a hagiographical scholar and an outstanding member of the Society of Bollandists.
In 1892 Fr Delehaye was appointed by his Jesuit superiors to be a fellow of the Society of Bollandists, named for the 17th-century hagiographical scholar Jean Bolland, S.J.,and founded the early seventeenth century specifically to study hagiography, research towards the gathering and evaluation of historical documentary sources regarding the life and cult of Christian Saints. Delehaye soon displayed great competence in the field. He was an editor of the Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca (1895), a technical catalogue of Greek hagiographical writings, and of the journal Analecta Bollandiana. In 1912 he became the president of the Society.[1]
In the earlier part of the twentieth century fears arose in the Catholic Church about the theological consequences of some methods used in critical historical studies, including biblical scholarship. Later the Church accepted the principle of critical methodology, and in 1930 Pope Pius XI, himself a historical scholar, established a special historical section operating on similar lines, within the Sacred Congregation of Rites. However, at an earlier juncture suspicion fell for a time on a wide variety of Catholic scholarly institutes, including the Bollandists, whose purpose was to establish scholarly editions of hagiographical texts that were based on applying the critical method of sound documentary scholarship. These concerns about theological deviations generally referred to as Modernism prompted the 1907 encyclicalPascendi dominici gregis, in which St. Pius X condemned them.[2][3]
As a consequence, in those years critical method encountered difficulties, within the Jesuit Order, within the Holy Office and among "integrist" opponents of critical approaches.[4] As part of the controls put in place by the Catholic authorities, the Bollandists' scholarly journal Analecta Bollandiana, was subject to censorship by the Holy Office during the years 1901–1927.
These were issues of broader scope that did not prevent Fr Delehaye from continuing as a priest in good standing to pursue his researches with the Bollandists for the greater part of his long life and maintaining his international reputation as a respected and able scholar. He was a member of the Austrian Archaeological Institute, and named Knight of the Order of Leopold. Delehaye wrote a number of articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[1]
Booksedit
Delehaye's major publications, works of method and synthesis that are of general use to historians, are:
Les Passions des martyrs et les genres littéraires, 1921
Sanctus. Essai sur le culte des saints dans l'antiquité, 1927
Other important works, with more restricted focus, are:
Les versions grecques des Actes des martyrs persans sous Sapor II, 1905
Les Légendes grecques des saints militaires, 1909
A travers trois siècles: L'Oeuvre des Bollandistes 1615 à 1915, 1920 (translated in 1922)
Les saints Stylites, 1923
Martyrologium Romanum ... (Propylaeum ad Acta SS. Decembris), 194 A commentary on the Roman martyrology, of which Delehaye was the chief editor.
Cinq leçons sur la méthode hagiographique, 1934.
Posthumous collections of fugitive pieces were published in 1966 as Mélanges d'hagiographie grecque et latine and in 1991 as L'ancienne hagiographie byzantine: les sources, les premiers modèles, la formation des genres, the previously unpublished texts of lectures delivered in 1935.
Notesedit
^ abc"Delehaye, Reverend Hippolyte", The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 41 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Vermeersch, Arthur (1911). "Modernism". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^Pope Pius X (8 September 1907). "Pascendi Dominici Gregis". The Holy See (in Latin). Retrieved 8 June 2016.Pascendi dominici gregis
^Detailed in Bernard Joassart's study concentrating on the Légendes, Hippolyte Delehaye. Hagiographie critique et modernisme (Subsidia Hagiographica, 81), 2 vols. (Brussels : Société Bollandiste) 2000; a chapter is devoted to Delehaye in Lawrence Barmann and J.T.Talar, eds., Sanctity and Secularity During the Modernist Period
^"Review of The Legends of the Saints: an Introduction to Hagiography from the French of Père H. Delehaye, S.J." The Athenaeum (4169): 326–327. 21 September 1907.
Referencesedit
Wikisource has original works by or about: Hippolyte Delehaye
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz (1975). "Delehaye, Hippolyte". In Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 1. Hamm: Bautz. col. 1249. ISBN3-88309-013-1.
Hippolyte Delehaye, The Legends of the Saints: An Introduction to Hagiography (1907)
B. Joassart, Hippolyte Delehaye. Hagiographie critique et modernisme, (Subsidia Hagiographica, 81), 2 vols. Brussels, 2000
External linksedit
Delehaye, Hippolyte. Legends of the Saints, (V.M. Crawford, trans.), 1907
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hippolyte Delehaye news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hippolyte Delehaye S J 19 August 1859 1 April 1941 was a Belgian Jesuit who was a hagiographical scholar and an outstanding member of the Society of Bollandists Hippolyte DelehayeBorn 1859 08 19 19 August 1859Antwerp BelgiumDied1 April 1941 1941 04 01 aged 81 Etterbeek BelgiumEducationUniversity of LouvainOccupationScholar Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in 1859 in Antwerp Delehaye joined the Society of Jesus in 1876 1 being received into the novitiate the following year After making his initial profession of religious vows in 1879 he was sent to study philosophy at the University of Louvain from 1879 to 1882 He was then assigned until 1886 to teach mathematics at the College Sainte Barbe in Ghent named for the school in Paris alma mater of Ignatius of Loyola Delehaye was ordained in 1890 In 1892 Fr Delehaye was appointed by his Jesuit superiors to be a fellow of the Society of Bollandists named for the 17th century hagiographical scholar Jean Bolland S J and founded the early seventeenth century specifically to study hagiography research towards the gathering and evaluation of historical documentary sources regarding the life and cult of Christian Saints Delehaye soon displayed great competence in the field He was an editor of the Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 1895 a technical catalogue of Greek hagiographical writings and of the journal Analecta Bollandiana In 1912 he became the president of the Society 1 In the earlier part of the twentieth century fears arose in the Catholic Church about the theological consequences of some methods used in critical historical studies including biblical scholarship Later the Church accepted the principle of critical methodology and in 1930 Pope Pius XI himself a historical scholar established a special historical section operating on similar lines within the Sacred Congregation of Rites However at an earlier juncture suspicion fell for a time on a wide variety of Catholic scholarly institutes including the Bollandists whose purpose was to establish scholarly editions of hagiographical texts that were based on applying the critical method of sound documentary scholarship These concerns about theological deviations generally referred to as Modernism prompted the 1907 encyclical Pascendi dominici gregis in which St Pius X condemned them 2 3 As a consequence in those years critical method encountered difficulties within the Jesuit Order within the Holy Office and among integrist opponents of critical approaches 4 As part of the controls put in place by the Catholic authorities the Bollandists scholarly journal Analecta Bollandiana was subject to censorship by the Holy Office during the years 1901 1927 These were issues of broader scope that did not prevent Fr Delehaye from continuing as a priest in good standing to pursue his researches with the Bollandists for the greater part of his long life and maintaining his international reputation as a respected and able scholar He was a member of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and named Knight of the Order of Leopold Delehaye wrote a number of articles for the Catholic Encyclopedia 1 Books editDelehaye s major publications works of method and synthesis that are of general use to historians are Les Legendes hagiographiques Brussels 1905 1906 translated by Virginia Mary Crawford 1907 5 reprinted 1998 1927 A 1955 French edition was translated by Donald Attwater as The Legends of the Saints Fordham University Press 1962 Les Origines du culte des martyrs 1912 Les Passions des martyrs et les genres litteraires 1921 Sanctus Essai sur le culte des saints dans l antiquite 1927Other important works with more restricted focus are Les versions grecques des Actes des martyrs persans sous Sapor II 1905 Les Legendes grecques des saints militaires 1909 A travers trois siecles L Oeuvre des Bollandistes 1615 a 1915 1920 translated in 1922 Les saints Stylites 1923 Martyrologium Romanum Propylaeum ad Acta SS Decembris 194 A commentary on the Roman martyrology of which Delehaye was the chief editor Cinq lecons sur la methode hagiographique 1934 Posthumous collections of fugitive pieces were published in 1966 as Melanges d hagiographie grecque et latine and in 1991 as L ancienne hagiographie byzantine les sources les premiers modeles la formation des genres the previously unpublished texts of lectures delivered in 1935 Notes edit a b c Delehaye Reverend Hippolyte The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers New York the Encyclopedia Press 1917 p 41 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Vermeersch Arthur 1911 Modernism The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 10 New York Robert Appleton Company Retrieved 8 June 2016 Pope Pius X 8 September 1907 Pascendi Dominici Gregis The Holy See in Latin Retrieved 8 June 2016 Pascendi dominici gregis Detailed in Bernard Joassart s study concentrating on the Legendes Hippolyte Delehaye Hagiographie critique et modernisme Subsidia Hagiographica 81 2 vols Brussels Societe Bollandiste 2000 a chapter is devoted to Delehaye in Lawrence Barmann and J T Talar eds Sanctity and Secularity During the Modernist Period Review of The Legends of the Saints an Introduction to Hagiography from the French of Pere H Delehaye S J The Athenaeum 4169 326 327 21 September 1907 References edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Hippolyte Delehaye Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz 1975 Delehaye Hippolyte In Bautz Friedrich Wilhelm ed Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon BBKL in German Vol 1 Hamm Bautz col 1249 ISBN 3 88309 013 1 Hippolyte Delehaye The Legends of the Saints An Introduction to Hagiography 1907 B Joassart Hippolyte Delehaye Hagiographie critique et modernisme Subsidia Hagiographica 81 2 vols Brussels 2000External links editDelehaye Hippolyte Legends of the Saints V M Crawford trans 1907 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hippolyte Delehaye amp oldid 1145170933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
