Charles De Smedt
Charles De Smedt | |
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| Born | 6 April 1833 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 4 March 1911 (aged 77) Brussels, Belgium |
| Education | College of Our Lady of Peace |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, educator |
Charles De Smedt S.J. (6 April 1833 – 4 March 1911) was a Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer. He was a Bollandist, and is noted for having introduced critical historical methods into Catholic hagiography, so that it became a collection of accounts of the accretion of legends, as well as the compilation of original materials.