Dictionnaire d'histoire et de geographie ecclésiastiques
The Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques ( DHGE ) is a reference work for the entire field of ecclesiastical history launched by Letouzey et Ané in Paris as part of an Encyclopédie des sciences ecclésiastiques planned by him . The keyword list includes saints, church officials, theological, philosophical and historical writers and teachers, religious orders, dioceses, monasteries, places of pilgrimage, countries and regions, etc. in the greatest possible breadth and detail.
To manage the company, the publisher turned to the then rector of the Institut catholique de Paris , later Cardinal Alfred Baudrillart (1859–1942), who was supported by the Swiss Byzantinist Albert Vogt (1874–1942) and the oratorian priest Urbain Rouziès ( 1872–1956) insured. The first delivery appeared in 1909, the first volume was completed in 1912. Baudrillart's successors as editor were Albert De Meyer (1930–1956) and Roger Aubert (since 1960), both professors at the Catholic University of Leuven .
In 2017 the lexicon reached the 32nd volume and the keyword “ Luçon ”.
An electronic version has also been available since 2009 as part of the fee-based service brepolis.net from Brepols.