Jacobus de Voragine
1228 –July 16, 1298
Translator, Catholic priest, Theologian, Chronicler, Archbishop, Catholic bishop
Lived 70 years
- Born in
- Varazze
- Passed away in
- Genoa
Jacobus de Voragine, OP (c. 1230 – 13/16 July 1298) was an Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of the Golden Legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious works of the Middle Ages.
Notable works: Golden Legend, Chronica de civitate Ianuae, Sermons
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_de_Voragine