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22: 188:, head of the Vatican Library, who placed at their disposal all the hagiographical manuscripts in the Roman libraries. The five or six copyists placed at their disposal were kept constantly busy during their time in Rome in transcribing manuscripts according to their directions, and this occupation was continued by them a long time after the Bollandists departure. Holstenius died during their stay at Rome, and his successor, Peter Allatius, who had his own pretensions of publishing, proved less amicable. After a stay of about nine months they returned by way of Paris, where they spent over three months transcribing and collating, besides enlisting the services of several copyists. They also came back with new subscriptions to the 406: 167:, suggested to Bolland the course to follow, and gave to the work undertaken by his mentor its definitive form. Henschen compared the different manuscripts regarding a particular saint, resolved obscure passages, and placed the saint in the context of his/her times and contemporaries. After fourteen years of work, the two volumes for January were printed in Antwerp in 1643 and greeted with enthusiasm by scholars. 271: 170:
Work on the January volume was done in two garrets where Bolland kept his papers and books. As climbing the steep steps began to prove difficult, he asked for and obtained the use of a vacant room on the second floor, which later became the Bollandist Museum. The three volumes for February were
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journeyed to Rome by way of Germany and the Tyrol, collecting ancient documents for their studies along the way. They stayed in Rome for nine months and returned by way of France They received a warm welcome and much assistance from
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at Antwerp. In March 1668, he and Papenbroek set out on a second journey, but Henschen fell in Luxembourg. After that Papenbroek took over much of scientific aspects of the work. Henschen continued to work on the
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In total Henschen collaborated on the volumes for January, February, March, and April, and on the first six volumes for May, that is on seventeen volumes of the
416: 371: 21: 458: 453: 153:. From the time of his arrival in the city he was associated as a collaborator with Bolland, who was then preparing the first volumes of the 292: 463: 468: 85:. He was the son of Henry Henschen, a cloth merchant, and Sibylla Pauwels. He studied the humanities at the 126: 328:"Jean Bolland, founder of the Bollandists", The Jesuits of the Province of Southern Belgium and Luxembourg 312: 448: 421: 355: 248: 180: 78: 443: 438: 242: 8: 388: 90: 62: 26: 185: 98: 297:, vol. III, no.3, October 1923, Catholic University of America Press, 1924, p. 344 376: 130: 364: 216: 190: 160: 155: 138: 110: 86: 220:. Several of his posthumous commentaries appeared in the succeeding volumes. 432: 410: 275: 265: 82: 150: 54: 159:. Bolland had asked for an assistant, a request supported by the abbot of 122: 105:
on 22 October 1619. He taught successively Greek, poetry and rhetoric at
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the following year, and admitted to the profession of the four Jesuit
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The work of the Bollandists through three centuries (1615–1915)
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De Smedt, Charles. "The Bollandists." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 2 May 2020
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Godfried Henschenius medestichter der Acta Sanctorum
179:In July 1660, at Bolland's direction, Henschen and 171:released in 1658, and was equally well received. 50:), 21 June 1601 – 11 September 1681, was a 430: 360:De vitâ, operibus, et virtutibus God. Henschenii 293:Palmieri O.S.A., Aurelio. "The Bollandists", 414: 308: 306: 304: 288: 286: 284: 239: 261: 259: 395:, Brussels, Society of Bollandists, 1959 202:Henschen was the first librarian of the 20: 301: 281: 25:Gottfried Henschen, S.J. (engraving by 431: 321: 256: 223:He died at Antwerp, aged 80, in 1681. 459:Jesuits from the Spanish Netherlands 454:Writers from the Spanish Netherlands 425:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 252:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 13: 415:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " 89:of Bois-le-Duc (today the town of 14: 480: 317:, Princeton University Press 1922 240:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 404: 269: 338:"The Kalendars of the Church", 174: 332: 295:The Catholic Historical Review 233: 129:on 16 April 1634, sent to the 1: 226: 211:up to the time of his death. 197: 149:Henschen had been a pupil of 7: 315:The Work of the Bollandists 10: 485: 349: 340:The Christian Remembrancer 313:Delahaye, Hippolyte S.J., 144: 243:"Godfrey Henschen"  464:Christian hagiographers 68: 43:Godefridus Henschenius 30: 469:Jesuit historiography 422:Catholic Encyclopedia 356:Daniel van Papenbroek 249:Catholic Encyclopedia 181:Daniel van Papenbroek 73:Henschen was born at 24: 389:Delehaye, Hippolyte 385:(Maastricht, 1868). 204:Museum Bollandianum 63:Spanish Netherlands 57:, one of the first 16:Jesuit hagiographer 449:People from Venray 93:) and entered the 31: 27:Philibert Bouttats 165:Acts of St. Amand 476: 426: 417:Godfrey Henschen 408: 407: 380: 343: 336: 330: 325: 319: 310: 299: 290: 279: 273: 272: 263: 254: 253: 245: 237: 186:Lucas Holstenius 141:on 12 May 1636. 99:Society of Jesus 91:'s-Hertogenbosch 34:Godfrey Henschen 484: 483: 479: 478: 477: 475: 474: 473: 429: 428: 405: 374: 352: 347: 346: 337: 333: 326: 322: 311: 302: 291: 282: 270: 264: 257: 238: 234: 229: 200: 177: 147: 131:professed house 71: 17: 12: 11: 5: 482: 472: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 402: 401: 397: 396: 386: 369: 365:Acta Sanctorum 351: 348: 345: 344: 331: 320: 300: 280: 255: 231: 230: 228: 225: 217:Acta Sanctorum 209:Acta Sanctorum 199: 196: 191:Acta Sanctorum 176: 173: 161:Liessies Abbey 156:Acta Sanctorum 146: 143: 87:Jesuit college 70: 67: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 481: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 436: 434: 427: 424: 423: 418: 412: 411:public domain 399: 398: 394: 390: 387: 384: 378: 373: 370: 367: 366: 361: 357: 354: 353: 341: 335: 329: 324: 318: 316: 309: 307: 305: 298: 296: 289: 287: 285: 277: 276:public domain 267: 262: 260: 251: 250: 244: 236: 232: 224: 221: 219: 218: 212: 210: 205: 195: 193: 192: 187: 182: 172: 168: 166: 162: 158: 157: 152: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 83:Low countries 80: 76: 66: 64: 60: 56: 53: 49: 45: 44: 39: 35: 28: 23: 19: 420: 403: 392: 382: 372:Jozef Habets 363: 359: 339: 334: 323: 314: 294: 247: 235: 222: 215: 213: 208: 203: 201: 189: 178: 175:Trip to Rome 169: 164: 154: 151:Jean Bolland 148: 72: 55:hagiographer 42: 41: 37: 33: 32: 18: 444:1681 deaths 439:1601 births 400:Attribution 375: [ 61:, from the 59:Bollandists 433:Categories 368:, VII, May 227:References 198:Later life 121:. He was 95:novitiate 81:, in the 123:ordained 111:Bailleul 38:Henskens 413::  350:Sources 135:Antwerp 107:Bergues 103:Mechlin 97:of the 79:Limburg 29:, 1680) 145:Career 127:priest 117:, and 75:Venray 52:Jesuit 36:(also 379:] 119:Ghent 115:Ypres 48:Latin 139:vows 69:Life 419:". 362:in 133:at 101:at 46:in 40:or 435:: 391:. 381:, 377:nl 358:, 303:^ 283:^ 258:^ 246:. 125:a 113:, 109:, 77:, 65:. 278:.

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Philibert Bouttats
Latin
Jesuit
hagiographer
Bollandists
Spanish Netherlands
Venray
Limburg
Low countries
Jesuit college
's-Hertogenbosch
novitiate
Society of Jesus
Mechlin
Bergues
Bailleul
Ypres
Ghent
ordained
priest
professed house
Antwerp
vows
Jean Bolland
Acta Sanctorum
Liessies Abbey
Daniel van Papenbroek
Lucas Holstenius
Acta Sanctorum

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