Jacobus de Voragine,, p. 1 n1. The surname is a family name, meaning "of Varazze". The spelling ''Voragine'' is a variant of ''Varagine'' and does not derive from vorago (abyss), as sometimes claimed.}} OP (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.
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![Jacobus de Voragine with the ''[[Golden Legend]]'' in his hand, fresco by [[Ottaviano Nelli]], chapel of [[Palazzo Trinci|Trinci Palace]], [[Foligno]], Italy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/PalazzoTrinci010_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Jacobus de Voragine,, p. 1 n1. The surname is a family name, meaning "of Varazze". The spelling ''Voragine'' is a variant of ''Varagine'' and does not derive from vorago (abyss), as sometimes claimed.}} OP (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.
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