The ''Ökumenische Heiligenlexikon'' (ÖHL) or ''Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints'' is an independent, ecumenical, private internet project by Protestant priest Joachim Schäfer, from Stuttgart, which aims to publish information on the lives of saints and other "holy people".

Lexicon

The lexicon is the largest and most comprehensive online repository of information on saints and other people considered blessed or holy.Peter J. Bräunlein
''Web-Rezension zu: Das ökumenische Heiligenlexikon.''
In: '' H-Soz-u-Kult'', 28 August 2004. The basis of the collection are sources that are generally accessible, especially reprinted church history works. One aim is to edit out conflicting and false information, without making any claim to be scholarly.

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with relevant expertise help the project with information and check articles for correction. The ''Ökumenische Heiligenlexikon'' is available on the

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s and other electronic data devices. No book publications are planned.

References

External links

* Joachim Schäfer
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
* Carola Nathan:
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
', Review at ''Monumente online'',

Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz The ''Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz'' ("German Foundation for Monument Protection") is a German private initiative founded in 1985 that works for the preservation of cultural heritage in Germany and to promote the idea of cultural heritage man ...

, December 2013.
The Heiligenlexikon on SWR1 Radio

Christian encyclopedias Heiligenlexikon Religious biographical dictionaries German online encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias {{saint-stub