Jean Bolland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Bolland

Jesuit hagiographer

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1596

Place of Birth: Julémont, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1665

Profession: writer, priest, historian, theologian, hagiographer

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jean Bolland (Latin: Johannes Bollandus) (13 August 1596 – 12 September 1665) was a Jesuit priest and prominent Flemish hagiographer. Bolland's main achievement is the compilation of the first five volumes of the Lives of the Saints in Latin, called the Acta Sanctorum, a series which was continued by others, who, after his death, formed the Society of Bollandists.