Sancti — The Catholic Saints Encyclopedia

A premium, modern web application mapping the lives, patronages, and shrines of Catholic saints, blesseds, and martyrs across every era and region of the world.

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Key Features

• Interactive Sacred Map — Leaflet-powered map displaying saint birthplaces/shrines with a custom React detail modal and fluid fullscreen viewport toggle.
• Dynamic Layout Perspectives — Easily switch between Grid Card View, A–Z Alphabetical Catalog, and Geographic Map View.
• Contextual Search & Filters — Sticky filter bar supporting text query search, letter indexing, category classification, regional mapping, and historical era filters.
• Rich Hagiographies — Immersive biographies built dynamically using static MDX templates and responsive metadata infoboxes.
• Dual Themes — Full dark and light mode styling with premium glassmorphism accents.

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Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router with Turbopack)
• Monorepo Build System: Turborepo & Bun Workspaces
• Styling: Vanilla CSS with custom OKLCH design tokens & TailwindCSS utilities
• Map Library: Leaflet (Client-side dynamic integration)
• Shared UI Library: shadcn/ui primitives (packages/ui)

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Directory Structure

Saints/
├── apps/
│   └── web/           # Next.js web application
│       ├── public/    # Static assets (portraits & maps)
│       └── src/
│           ├── app/   # Router pages & detail hagiographies
│           ├── data/  # JSON metadata catalogs
│           └── lib/   # Filter and parsing utilities
└── packages/
    └── ui/            # Shared component library

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