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1741001 St. Paul of the Cross: Vision re England: 1896044 Caetanus Reinjders, C.P: Bollandists: Fr Gaetan,CP, (Caetanus) Reijnders, C/.P. to Fr Bonaventure (Oberst), CP, Con. Gen. ) Rome. G. comments that a book on the Supernatural gifts of Holy Founder would be interesting. He has already gather material for such a book. After the "Life" he plans 4 vols. on Holy Founder's virtues. He finds it a delicate task to steer a course between Fr Egidio's 'credulity' and the Bollandists'* severity, (the latter have already criticised what he said in Oration et Ascenion Mystique). Encloses letter for Fr Egidio: will Consultor and Fr General read it, and give it to Egidio? He has sent book to Osmund (Thorpe) in Australia.

• John van Bolland, S.J., (1596-1665), founder of the Bollandists. He was a Flemish scholar who undertook an accurate historical investigation and presentation of the lives of the saints, an area which at that time was full of legend, myth and edifying stories. He and the scholars who worked with him and after him, following the church calendar, had worked their way down to mid-October by the time of the suppression, and publish their findings in the 53 volumes of the first series of Acta Sanctorum. The work resumed after the restoration of the society with ever increasing accuracy of method. The name Bollandists is now given to the Jesuit editors of Acta Sanctorum. They never number more than half a dozen and are one of the most learned group of men. Printout from webpage on John van Bolland attached