Jacobus de Voragine

Also known as Iacobus de Voragine, Jakub z Voragine, Giacomo da Varagine, Jaume de Voragine, Giacomo Varagio, Jacques de Voragine, Jacobus of Voraigne, Jakub de Voragine

Italian Dominican friar, archbishop of Genoa and author

Key facts

Born: c. 1230 , Varagine, Republic of Genoa (present-day Varazze , Italy)
Died: 13 or 16 July 1298 or 1299, Genoa , Republic of Genoa (present-day Italy)
Venerated in: Catholic Church
Beatified: 11 May 1816, Genoa by Pope Pius VII
Feast: 13 July

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Described at

Biografia de Beato Jacobo de Vorágine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jacques
Gender: male
Place of birth: Varazze
Place of death: Genoa
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: PalazzoTrinci010.jpg
Religious order: Dominican Order

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canonization status: blessed
birth name: Jacopo de Fazio
P8168: Deutsches Stadion
writing language: medieval Latin
date of death: 1298-07-00
feast day: July 13
date of birth: 1230-01-01
Commons category: Jacopo da Varazze
Commons Creator page: Jacopo da Varazze
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
consecrator: Latino Malabranca Orsini
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/j/jacobo_de_voragine.htm
P13311: Margot Frank

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Works in European collections

26 objects attributed to Jacobus de Voragine, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Biography

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