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jacobus hands painting by ottaviano nelli , trinci palace , foligno de , italy voragine with his golden legend in his genoa july 1299 13 or july 16 , 1298 ; or genoa varagine -lrb- present-day varazze -rrb- , liguria 250px roman catholic church ~ 1230 palazzotrinci010.jpg jacobus de voragine
 blessed jacobus da varagine 1816 pius vii
jacobus de voragine

blessed jacobus de varagine or `` voragine '' -lrb- -lrb- c. 1230 -- july 13 or july 16 , 1298 -rrb- was an italian chronicler and archbishop of genoa .
he was the author , or more accurately the compiler , of `` legenda aurea '' , 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 .
