peeters, paul (1870-1950), Jesuit and Orientalist. He became a Bollandist in 1905, and in 1941 was made chairman of the Société des Bollandistes. He produced numerous editions, commentaries, and studies in the field of Oriental hagiography and its relationship to Byzantine hagiography as well as on the history of the Bollandists.
Peeters, Paul
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Devos, P. “Paul Peeters.” Analecta Bollandiana 69 (1951):1-59 MARTIN KRAUSE