ABSTRACT
A collective book on Byzantine hagiography hardly needs justification. The study of the literature inspired by the acts, the miracles and the wise sayings of holy men and women has long since become both a self-standing and a fashionable research topic with no shortage of books and articles to its credit. Lives of saints, Passions of martyrs, collections of miracles, Translations of relics and edifying stories are all now regarded as a substantial and exciting part of the Byzantine cultural legacy, and their study, no matter whether it is prompted by their historical or literary interest, has not stopped inspiring scholars and students.1
