Daniel Papebroch
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Daniel Papebroch[1] (1628–1714) was a Belgian Jesuit hagiographer, one of the Bollandists. He was a leading revisionist figure, bringing historical criticism to bear on traditions of saints of the Catholic Church. According to Friedrich Heer[2], he
| “ | ... by dint of hard work established the laws of historical criticism, the methodology of the study of sources and of the historical auxiliary sciences. | ” |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Daniel van Papenbroeck, Papebrock, Papebrochius.
- ^ The Intellectual History of Europe (1966 English translation), p. 271.
[edit] External links
- (German) BBK page
