hagiography
biography of a saint or other venerated religious figure
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Summary
hagiography is a literary genre[1]. hagiography ranks in the top 1% of literary genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,643 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: biography[3], religious text[4]
- Commons category: Hagiography[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hagiography[6]
- Main subject: saint[7]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Otto's encyclopedia[13], The Catholic Encyclopedia[14], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[15]
- Different from: hagiographic studies[16]
- Studied by: hagiographic studies[17]
Why It Matters
hagiography has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] hagiography is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]