You can search Acta Sanctorum Database by the following fields:

• Keyword
  
• Greek Keyword
  
• Title
  
• Gender
  
• Saint
  
• Feast Day
  
• Volume

You can also use the 'Search in' and 'Limit to' Search Options to refine your search further.

Keyword

From the Search page, you can use the Keyword field to search for any word or phrase contained within a document. To enter terms into the search box:

• use a browse list of keywords to select terms to transfer back to the search box. If you select more than one term, OR will automatically be entered;

or

• type your search terms directly into the Keyword search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.

For example:

When searching in the Keyword field, you can use wildcard characters to retrieve documents containing variations on a term. If you choose to search for more than one term, you can also combine them using Boolean and proximity searching.

Note: The early printed volumes of Acta Sanctorum contain a number of typographical features that have been reproduced in Acta Sanctorum Database. Abbreviations are typically represented by a circumflex accent over a vowel; e.g. "sāctum" for "Sanctum", "seculorū" for "seculorum". These abbreviated forms are incorporated in the Keyword Browse list. If you intend to search for all instances of a word, you may have to include the abbreviated form as well as the full form in your search expression.

Other typographical features you should be aware of are the use of alternative spellings, such as "alij" or "alii", "seuerus" or "severus", and the "ß" symbol for "ss", as in "aßidua" for "assidua". Again, you may need to include both forms in your search expression.

Greek Keyword

You can use the Greek Keyword field to search for any Greek word or phrase contained within a document. Use the browse list to select terms to transfer back to the search box. If you select more than one term, OR will automatically be entered.

Title

From the Search page, you can use the Title field to search for any word or phrase contained in the title of a work. To enter items into the search box:

• use a browse list to select title keywords to transfer back to the search box. If you select more than one term, OR will automatically be entered;

or

• type your search terms directly into the Title search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.
  

For example:

When searching in the Title field, you can use wildcard characters to retrieve documents containing variations on a term. If you choose to search for more than one term, you can also combine them using Boolean and proximity searching.

Saint

From the Search page, you can use the Saint field to search for any Saint name contained within a document. To enter terms into the search box:

• use a browse list of Saints to select names to transfer back to the search box. If you select more than one term, OR will automatically be entered;

or

• type your search terms directly into the Saint search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.

For example:

When searching in the Saint field, you can use wildcard characters to retrieve documents containing variations on a term. If you choose to search for more than one term, you can also combine them using Boolean and proximity searching.

Gender

You can limit a search to particular gender of Saints.

Select a Gender type from the drop-down box. The three options available are:

• Female and Male Saints
• Female Saints
• Male Saints

The default value for Gender is Female and Male Saints.

Feast Day

You can limit a search to works whose source for Acta Sanctorum Database refers to a particular Feast Day.

To enter dates into the Feast Day fields:

• Select the Month and/or Day of the Feast Day you wish to search for from the drop-down lists.
  

The default values for Feast day options are All months and All days.

Volume

From the Indices Search page, you can use the Volume field to limit the search to works in a particular volume or volumes of the Acta Sanctorum Database. To enter terms into the search box:

• use a browse list of Volumes to select volumes to transfer back to the search box. If you select more than one term, OR will automatically be entered;

or

• type your search terms directly into the Volume search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.

For example:

If you do not select any volumes, the search will be conducted across all volumes.