Hagiology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hagiology \Ha`gi*ol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred +
     -logy.]
     The history or description of the sacred writings or of
     sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a
     catalogue of saints. --J. H. Newman.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hagiology
       n : literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints