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'''Hagiography''' is the study of [[saint]]s. It comes from the Greek words ''agios''and ''graphosgraphas'' = "holy writing" or "writing about the holy (ones)".

*A ''hagiography'' refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy persons; and specifically, the [[biography]] of [[ecclesiastic]]al and [[secular]] leaders, [[canonize]]d by the [[Christian Church]].

Hagiography comprised an important [[literature|literary]] [[The genre]] in the early millennia of lives of the [[Christianity|Christiansaint]] s first came into being in the [[churchRoman Empire]], providing informational as legends about Christian [[historymartyr]] as well as inspirational stories s and were called [[legendmartyrologies]]s. A hagiographic account In the 4th century, there were 3 main types of an individual saint can comprise a [[vita]]. catalogues of lives of the saints:

The *annual calendar catalog, or ''menaion'' (in Greek, ''menaios'' means "month") (biographies of the saints to be read at [[genresermon]] s); *''synaxarion'', or a short version of lives of the [[saint]]s first came into being saints, arranged by dates; *''paterikon'' (in the [[Roman Empire]] as [[legend]]s about [[Christian]] [[martyr]]s and were called [[martyrologies]]. In the [[4th century]]Greek, ''pater'' means "father"), there were 3 main types of [[catalog]]s of lives or biography of the specific saints: , chosen by the catalog compiler.

*[[annual]] [[calendar]] catalog, or ''menaion'' (In Western Europe hagiography was one of the more important areas in [[Greek]], "menaios" means "month") (biographies the study of history during the saints to be read at [[sermon]]s); *Middle Ages. The ''synaxarionGolden Legend'', or of Jacob de Voragine compiled a short [[version]] great deal of lives of the saints, arranged by datesmediæ *''paterikon'' (in Greekval hagiographic material, "pater" means "father"), or biography of the specific saints, chosen by the catalog compilerwith a strong emphasis on miracle tales.

In [[Western Europe]] hagiography was one of the more important areas in The Bollandist tradition continues the study , academic assembly, appraisal and publication of history during materials relating to the [[Middle Ages]]. The ''[[Golden Legend]]'' of [[Jacob de Voragine]] compiled a great deal lives of mediæval hagiographic material, with a strong emphasis on [[miracle]] talesChristian saints.

The In the 10th century, a Byzantine [[Bollandists|Bollandistmonk]] tradition continues the study, academic assemblySt. [[Simeon Metaphrastes]], appraisal and publication was the first one to change the genre of lives of materials relating to the saints into something different, giving it a moralizing and [[personal life|livespanegyric]] al character. His catalog of lives of the saints became the standard for all of the Western and Eastern hagiographers, who would create relative biographies and images of Christian the ideal saintsby gradually departing from the real facts of their lives. Over the years, the genre of lives of the saints had absorbed a number of narrative plots and poetic images (See ''often, of pre-Christian origin, such as dragon fighting etc.), mediaeval [[Acta Sanctorumparable]]''s, short stories and anecdotes.)

In the [[10th century]], a [[Byzantine]] [[monk]] [[Simeon Metaphrastes]] was the first one to change the The genre of lives of the saints into something different, giving it a moralizing and was brought to Russia by the South Slavs together with [[panegyricwriting]]al characterand also in translations from the Greek language. His catalog of lives of In the 11th century, the saints became Russians began to compile the [[standard]] for all original life stories of the first Russian saints, e.g. Ss. [[Western]] Boris and [[EasternGleb]] , [[hagiographerTheodosius Pechersky]]setc. In the 16th century, who would create relative biographies and images Metropolitan Macarius expanded the list of the ideal Russian saints by gradually departing from and supervised the real facts compiling process of their liveslife stories. Over They would all be compiled in the years, the genre of lives of the saints had absorbed a number of narrative plots and poetic images so called ''Velikiye chet’yi-minei'' catalogue (often, of preВеликие Четьи-Christian originМинеи, such as [[dragon]] fighting etc.or Grand monthly readings), [[mediaeval]] [[parable]]s, short stories and [[anecdote]]sconsisting of 12 volumes in accordance with each month of the year.

The genre of lives of the saints was brought to [[Russia]] by the [[South Slavs]] together with [[writing]] often used as an ecclesiastic and also in [[translation]]s from the [[Greek language]]political propaganda. In the [[11th century]]Today, the [[Russians]] began to compile the original life stories works in this genre represent a valuable historical source and reflection of the first Russian "saints"different social ideas, e.g. [[Boris world outlook and Gleb]], [[Theodosius Pechersky]] etc. In the [[16th century]], [[Metropolitan Macarius]] expanded the list of the Russian "saints" and supervised the compiling process of their life stories. They would all be compiled in the so called ''Velikiye chet’yi-minei'' catalog (Великие Четьи-Минеи, or Grand monthly readings), consisting of 12 [[volume]]s in accordance with each month aesthetic concepts of the yearpast.

The genre of lives of the saints was often used as an ecclesiastic and [[political]] [[propaganda]]. Today, the works in this genre represent a valuable historical source and reflection of different social ideas, world outlook and [[aesthetic]] [[concept]]s of the past.==Sources==* ''Article adapted from [[Wikipedia:Hagiography|Wikipedia]]'' (Do we have a Wikipedia Template?)