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Biography of a saint or religious figure
A hagiography (/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/; from Ancient Greek ἅγιος (hágios) 'holy' and -γραφία (-graphía) 'writing') is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical
Hagiography
Collection of biographies of holy figures
definite spot. Thus one may speak of the legend of Alexander or of Caesar." Hagiography (accounts of the lives of saints) is not intended to be history, but
Legendary_(hagiography)
Literary genre of biographies about holy people
Hagiography is the literary genre of biographies about holy people. In Islamic Persia, hagiography developed as a genre during the eleventh century CE
Persian_hagiography
Roman soldier, and saint, who pierced Jesus
held during Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, the Philippines. Hagiographical fragments on St. Longinus from 11th–13th century found in Dubrovnik
Longinus
Visual depictions of Prophet Muhammad
The permissibility of depictions of Muhammad in Islam has been a contentious issue. Oral and written descriptions of Muhammad are readily accepted by all
Depictions_of_Muhammad
Gaetano Nicosia S.D.B. (1915-2017)". 慈幼家庭聖德. Retrieved 2026-07-24. "2017". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 2026-07-24. "Przygotowanie do rozpoczęcia procesu beatyfikacyjnego
List of people declared Servants of God under Pope Leo XIV
List_of_people_declared_Servants_of_God_under_Pope_Leo_XIV
8th-century Indian Vedic scholar
allegiance from Advaitic Agamic Shaivism to Brahmanical Advaita orthodoxy. Hagiographies dating from the 14th-17th centuries deified him as a ruler-renunciate
Adi_Shankara
Christian martyr
Tiburtius, according to Christian legend, was a Christian martyr and saint. His feast day is 11 August which is the same as Saint Susanna. The two were
Saint_Tiburtius
people declared venerable by Pope Francis "Three Decress Promulgated". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 25 May 2025. "Promulgation of Decrees of the Dicastery
List of people declared venerable by Pope Leo XIV
List_of_people_declared_venerable_by_Pope_Leo_XIV
1208 Serbian hagiography
The Hagiography of St. Simeon (Serbian: Житије светог Симеона, romanized: Žitije svetog Simeona), or Life of Stefan Nemanja, is a hagiography (or biography)
Life_of_Stefan_Nemanja
Céline of Laon (died c. 464) was a Frankish saint, born in the Laonnois (the area around Laon, France). She is most notable as the mother of Saint Remigius
Céline_of_Laon
is celebrated on 3 January and she is a patron saint of marriage. Her hagiography predominantly focuses on the years she lived in Constantinople with her
Thomaïs_of_Lesbos
Egyptian grazer saint of Late antiquity
Palestine in the 5th century AD (in late antiquity / Early Middle Ages). The hagiography The Life of Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt tells her life story through
Mary_of_Egypt
3rd-century Roman comedian, actor and Christian martyr
Genesius of Rome is a legendary Christian saint, once a comedian and actor who had performed in plays that mocked Christianity. According to legend, while
Genesius_of_Rome
Italian Roman Catholic saint
Gerard Majella (Italian: Gerardo Maiella; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, better
Gerard_Majella
in Chambéry". Agenzia Info Salesiana. 13 May 2025. "Saints of 2025". Hagiography Circle. "Le laïc congolais Floribert Bwana Chui sera béatifié à Rome
List of people beatified by Pope Leo XIV
List_of_people_beatified_by_Pope_Leo_XIV
King of Wei
King Anxi of Wei (died 243 BC), personal name Wei Yu (Chinese: 魏圉), was king of the Wei state from 276 BC to 243 BC. He was the son of King Zhao and the
King_Anxi_of_Wei
8th-century Syrian Christian martyr
Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox church. He is known from a Greek hagiography. The Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit places Elias' birth
Elias_of_Heliopolis
English abbot and scholar (c. 955 – c. 1010)
Æthelwold of Winchester, and a consummate, prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homilies, biblical commentaries, and other genres of Christian literature
Ælfric_of_Eynsham
Saint (275–304) usually shown with a dragon
Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint
Margaret_the_Virgin
was a devotee of Lord Shiva and an advocate of Shaivism.Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th
Narasinga Muniyaraiyar Nayanar
Narasinga_Muniyaraiyar_Nayanar
Christian virgin and martyr saint
and stories about her accumulated; the Golden Legend, a collection of hagiographies from about 1260, includes an account of her martyrdom. St. Euphemia
Euphemia
7th-century Frankish bishop and saint
Saint Romanus of Rouen (French: Romain; reconstructed Frankish: *Hruomann; died c. 640 AD) was a scribe, clerical sage, and bishop of Rouen. He would have
Romanus_of_Rouen
English Roman Catholic saint
Ambrose Edward Barlow, O.S.B. (1585 – 10 September 1641) was an English Benedictine monk. He is one of a group of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI who
Ambrose_Barlow
Byzantine monk (c. 920 – c. 1003)
Athanasius the Athonite (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἀθωνίτης; c. 920 – c. 1003), was a Byzantine monk who is considered the founder of the monastic community on
Athanasius_the_Athonite
Christian martyr and saint
Valerie of Limoges (also Valeria of Limoges) is a legendary Christian martyr and cephalophore, associated with the Roman period, whose cult was very important
Valerie_of_Limoges
Country in Southeastern and Central Europe
and was predominantly religious in character, consisting of gospels, hagiographies, psalters, sermons, and theological writings. Saint Sava and Jefimija
Serbia
Ancient Armenian Christian martyr
Patrophilos. He is presented as a miracle-working holy man in his early hagiographies. The cult around this figure formed comparatively early, as he is described
Athenogenes_of_Pedachtoë
6th-century French abbot and Christian saint
Aredius, also Yrieix, Abbé d'Attanum and Arède d'Atane (c. 510 – 25 August 591, at Saint-Yrieix in the Haute-Vienne), was chancellor to Theudebert I, king
Aredius
Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)
pessimism Existentialism Main interests Aesthetics, antinatalism, ethics, hagiography, literary criticism, music, nihilism, poetry, religion, suicide, suffering
Emil_Cioran
Topics referred to by the same term
Lives of the Saints may refer to: Hagiography, a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader Lives of Saints (Ælfric) a 10th-century series of homilies
Lives_of_the_Saints
5th-century Brittonic priest and saint
Dubhán was a 5th-century Brittonic priest and pilgrim, for whom Hook Head (originally Rinn Dubháin) is named. The name is from Old Irish Dubán meaning
Dubhán
4th-century Christian martyr
Saint Theodotus of Ancyra (Greek: Θεόδοτος Άγκυρας) was a fourth-century (fl. 303 AD) Christian martyr. On 18 May, the Roman Martyrology says: "At Ancyra
Theodotus_of_Ancyra_(martyr)
Belgian Jesuit hagiographic scholar
SJ (19 August 1859 – 1 April 1941) was a Belgian Jesuit who was a hagiographical scholar and an outstanding member of the Society of Bollandists. Born
Hippolyte_Delehaye
Flemish saint (1052–1070)
Radbot II. In preparation of the canonization, Radbot commissioned a hagiography from Drogo, a monk from the Abbey of Saint Winnoc. Drogo travelled to
Godelieve
Saint regarded as a heavenly advocate
Traditions Folk saint Equal-to-apostles Relic Catacomb saints Translation Hagiography Lists of saints Catholic Child Orthodox Titles Royal Symbology of the
Patron_saint
British monk and saint (c. 450/500 – c. 570)
Gildas (English pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldəs/, Breton: Gweltaz; c. 450/500 – c. 570) – also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts
Gildas
2019 Indian propaganda film
Oberoi, and produced under the banner of Legend Studios. The film is a hagiography of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India since 2014. Its original
PM_Narendra_Modi_(film)
Catholic saint
Ida of Toggenburg (c. 1140 – 3 November 1226) (also: Idda, Ita, Itha, Itta, Ydda, Judith and Gutta of Fischingen) is a Swiss Christian nun, venerated as
Ida_of_Toggenburg
Egyptian monk (1902–1976)
Saint Yostos El Antony, Yustos El Anthony, or Abouna Yustos or The Silent Monk Arabic: يسطس الانطونى (1910 – 1976) was a Christian monk from Egypt. St
Yostos_El_Antony
French writer (1828–1905)
Marguerite Allotte de la Fuÿe) focusing on error-filled and embroidered hagiography of Verne as a popular figure rather than on Verne's actual working methods
Jules_Verne
Group of Egyptian saints
Theban Legion (also known as the Martyrs of Agaunum) figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt —"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six
Theban_Legion
Kari Nayanar is the 47th Nayanar saint. Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century CE) detail
Kari_Nayanar
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Legendary may refer to: Legend, a folklore genre Legendary (hagiography) J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Legendary (2010 film), a 2010 American
Legendary
Early medieval Welsh bishop and saint
three saints to whom the cathedral is dedicated. Oudoceus's 12th-century hagiographic 'life' in the Book of Llandaff tells how he was the son of King Budic
Oudoceus
1199 Athonite monk Sava Typikon Short Hagiography of St. Simeon Nemanja 1199–1200 Athonite monk Sava Hagiography about Stefan Nemanja (monk Symeon), written
List of medieval Serbian manuscripts
List_of_medieval_Serbian_manuscripts
Maronite Christian Saint
Saint Chayna (Arabic: مار شَيْنَا, romanized: Mar Chayna), also known as Saint Abraham the Brigand, is a saint in the Maronite Church. Saint Chayna, whose
Chayna
Luchesius Modestini, TOSF (also Luchesio, Lucchese, Lucesio, Lucio, or Luchesius of Poggibonsi) (c. 1180 - 1260) is honored by tradition within the Franciscan
Luchesius_Modestini
Indian film director (born 1942)
film Allari Priyudu (1993). Raghavendra Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as Annamayya (1997), which won two National Film Awards,
K._Raghavendra_Rao
3rd-century Roman priest
the 3rd century. There are, however, medieval legends drawn from an hagiographic account inserted into the Martyrologium Hieronymianum that identify him
Placidus_(martyr)
Retrograde ejaculation in Daoism
century CE Liexian zhuan ("Biographies of Exemplary Transcendents") hagiography of Rong Chenggong (容成公), one of the semi-legendary founding fathers of
Huanjing_bunao
British protomartyr
Saint Alban (/ˈɔːlbən, ˈæl-/; Latin: Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the
Saint_Alban
Ukrainian Greek Catholic archbishop and martyr
Josaphat Kuntsevych, OSBM (c. 1580 – 12 November 1623) was a Basilian hieromonk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church who served as Archbishop
Josaphat_Kuntsevych
9th-century Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army
opponents of Christianity. As such, Ubba features in several dubious hagiographical accounts of Anglo-Saxon saints and ecclesiastical sites. Non-contemporary
Ubba
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1789 to 1797
officially promoted by the Army. In 1809, Mason Locke Weems wrote a hagiographic biography to honor Washington. Chernow maintains that Weems attempted
George_Washington
Prefect of Roman Egypt and martyr (died 362)
work of Philostorgius, thus much of the historical – as opposed to the hagiographical - narrative can be considered as reliably originating in a much earlier
Artemius
Bishop and Roman Catholic saint
canon of Amiens from ancient manuscripts and local legends. According to hagiographic tradition, a ray of light of divine origin descended upon his head upon
Honoratus_of_Amiens
Irish Times. "1966". Hagiography Circle. "2004". Hagiography Circle. Instituto Missionário Servos de Jesus Salvador "2011". Hagiography Circle. Christina
List of people declared Servants of God under Pope Francis
List_of_people_declared_Servants_of_God_under_Pope_Francis
7th-century Greek Cypriot monk
Jerusalem in 638. A hagiography of George (BHG 669 and CPG 7985) was written by his disciple Antony of Choziba. It is a conventional hagiography but offers an
George_of_Choziba
Syriac saint monk
St. Barsauma (died 456) was a Syriac-speaking monk and holy man, a leading opponent of the Council of Chalcedon of 451. He is the subject of a biography
Barsauma_(died_456)
Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)
a virtuous person. Eric Foner, who describes Freeman's volume as a "hagiography", notes that on the whole, Freeman "displayed little interest in Lee's
Robert_E._Lee
American Christian minister (1909–1965)
William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II healing
William_M._Branham
King of Wessex (871 – c. 886); King of the Anglo-Saxons (c. 886 – 899)
v t e Old English prose Texts Hagiography Old English Martyrology Lives of Saints On the Resting-Places of the Saints Visio Leofrici Homilies Blickling
Alfred_the_Great
Glenelly, Ireland, in what is now County Tyrone. He is famed in Irish hagiography. Colmán was founder and first abbot of Muckamore, and from the fact of
Colmán_Elo
French Catholic cleric
who wrote the Vita Germani, or Life of Germanus, a hagiography of Germanus of Auxerre. The hagiography was written some time during the second half of the
Constantius_of_Lyon
Benedictine hagiographical writer
Canterbury, born c. 1040, died in or after 1106) was a Benedictine hagiographical writer. He was a Fleming or Brabantian by birth and became a monk of
Goscelin
Fabius (born on Mauretania, died 303 or 304 in Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays Cherchell, Algeria) was a martyr of the Roman Empire from the ancient
Saint_Fabius
9th-century Latin-language Christian book by Rimbert
The Vita Ansgarii, also known as the Vita Anskarii, is the hagiography of saint Ansgar, written by Rimbert, his successor as archbishop in the Prince-Archbishopric
Vita_Ansgarii
Irish disciple and saint
Gall (Latin: Gallus; c. 550 – c. 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on
Saint_Gall
Saint Crónán (died 640) was the abbot-bishop and patron of the diocese of Roscrea (an episcopal see later incorporated into the diocese of Killaloe), Ireland
Crónán_of_Roscrea
3rd-century Roman Christian saint
earlier list of saints from Aquileia. The Catholic Encyclopedia and other hagiographical sources speak of three Saints Valentine that appear in connection with
Saint_Valentine
The Martyrs of Adrianople, also known and venerated as the 377 Martyred Companions in Bulgaria, were three hundred and seventy-seven Christians who were
Martyrs_of_Adrianople
Hagiography of the Sufi shaykh Safi ad-din Ardabili
صفوةالصفا), also spelled Safvat al-safa or Safwat al-safa, is a Persian hagiography of the Sufi shaykh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili (1252–1334), founder of the Safaviya
Safvat_as-safa
Dubhán was a priest and possibly a bishop. He was of the Lagenians and brother of Damán, of Cluain Foda, in Fíodh-mór. Dubhán was of the Dál Cormaic, and
Dubhán_of_Rosglas
Roman martyr
early Christian martyr venerated by many churches. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith
Sophia_of_Rome
Indian philosopher
suggested. The information of his life comes from spiritual biographies or hagiographies where actual biographical details are few and the texts concentrate
Tilopa
folklore surrounding their patronage can be found in their respective hagiographies. According to the Gospel of James, the Blessed Virgin Mary was weaving
Textiles_in_folklore
Assertion made about Chinese history
History journals template Related Commemorative plaque Documentary film Hagiography Historical fiction Historical realism Historiographic metafiction Historical
Five thousand years of Chinese civilization
Five_thousand_years_of_Chinese_civilization
Florentius of Anjou (French - Florent d'Anjou) was a 4th century Christian hermit, priest, abbot and saint. According to legend he evangelised the region
Florentius_of_Anjou
Italian Catholic saint and monk (480–547)
history. Gregory's Dialogues, Book Two, then, an authentic medieval hagiography cast as a conversation between the Pope and his deacon Peter, is designed
Benedict_of_Nursia
Italian stonemason who founded San Marino in 301
(/məˈriːnəs/; Italian: San Marino) is a Christian saint, who according to hagiographical accounts recorded centuries after his lifetime was the founder of a
Saint_Marinus
Indian writer, poet and singer (1483–1563)
Puṣṭimārga regards Surdas as an initiated disciple of Vallabha, and his hagiography is told in the Caurāsī Vaiṣṇavan kī Vārtā by Gokulnāth and Harirāy. Surdas'
Surdas
Columbanian monk
monastic author of hagiography. His Life of Saint Columbanus is "one of the most influential works of early medieval hagiography." Jonas was born in
Jonas_of_Bobbio
Hindu saint
Rudra Pasupathi Nayanar is the 16th Nayanar saint. Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century
Rudra_Pasupathi_Nayanar
2018 film by Mimi Leder
level. Other critics felt the biopic was predictable, over-packaged and hagiographic. Made on a $20 million budget, On the Basis of Sex grossed $38.8 million
On_the_Basis_of_Sex
Saint Vicinius or Saint Vicinius of Sarsina (Italian: San Vicinio di Sarsina; died 330) was the first bishop of Sarsina and is venerated as a Roman Catholic
Vicinius_of_Sarsina
Welsh saint
Saint Grwst the Confessor (also known as Gwrwst, Gwrst, Gorwst or Gorst ap Gwaith Hengaer) was a 6th and 7th century saint operating in the Welsh Kingdom
Saint_Grwst
Sanharib (Classical Syriac: ܣܢܚܪܝܒ, romanized: Sanḥariv), according to the hagiography of Behnam, was an Assyrian king who controlled Nineveh in the fourth
Sinharib
venerated in Eastern Christianity. According to Byzantine and Georgian hagiographical traditions, the group consisted of the soldiers Orentius, Pharnacius
Seven_Brothers_of_Lazia
Patron saints associated with the military
military-related patronages. In Late Antiquity, Christian writers of hagiography, prominently including Sulpicius Severus in his account of the heroic
Military_saint
Raniero (died 30 December 1077), was a bishop of the Catholic Church in Italy, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, after his name was included
Raniero_di_Forcona
East Slavic language
Literacy among the Russians initially developed through religious and hagiographical writings. The Ostromir Gospels (1056–1057) are the earliest dated manuscript
Russian_language
Christian martyr
was a Christian martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution. Her existing hagiography, written between about 450 and 500 AD, is of no historical value and
Susanna_of_Rome
Hindu and Muslim saint (c. 1838–1918)
that drew from both traditions. According to the Shri Sai Satcharita, a hagiography written shortly after his death, his Hindu devotees believed him to be
Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi
Taoist wonder-worker reportedly from the Tang dynasty. According to hagiographic legend, he ascended to Heaven as an immortal "in broad daylight," 12
Ye_Fashan
Maharaja of Shravasti
Suhaldev was a legendary king from Shravasti town of India. Persian hagiography Mirat-i-Masudi, written in 17th century, popularly mentions him to have
Suhaldev
Tenth-century Indian Buddhist
Khadgapa was an Indian Buddhist mahasiddha who lived during the Pala rule of East India and has been placed in the first half of the tenth century. He
Khadgapa
Kurumba Nayanar is the 22nd of 63 Nayanar saints of Hinduism. Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th
Perumizhalai_Kurumba_Nayanar
14th century Hungarian lord
Nicholas (III) Kőszegi (Hungarian: Kőszegi (III.) Miklós; died early 1314) was a Hungarian lord in the early 14th century, who served as Master of the
Nicholas_III_Kőszegi
Abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles
Rusticula (c. 556 – 11 August 632), also called Marcia, was the abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles from 575 until her death. Heiress of a wealthy family, she
Rusticula
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