Jacobus de Voragine

Japanese: ヤコブス･デ･ウォラギネ（英語表記）Jacobus de Voragine

1228 Circa ‐ 98
Archbishop of Genoa. Born in Varazze near Genoa. Italian name Iacopo da Varazze. The most likely theory is that he was born between 1228 and 1230. He became a Dominican friar, served as Superior of the Lombardy Province, and became Archbishop of Genoa after 1292. He wrote the Golden Legend, a collection of saints' biographies based on the saints' calendar, for the general public. Written in Latin, this book was later significantly expanded and translated into various languages, and also influenced Gothic art. He also wrote a history of Genoa, a collection of sermons, and a treatise on the Mariology.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1228ころ‐98
ジェノバ大司教。ジェノバ近くのウァラッツェの生れ。イタリア名Iacopo da Varazze。生年は1228年と30年の間とする説が有力。ドミニコ派修道士となり，そのロンバルダイ管区長を経て，1292年以後ジェノバ大司教。一般大衆向けに，聖人暦に基づく聖人伝集大成《黄金伝説》を著した。ラテン語で書かれたこの書は後代大幅に加筆されるとともに各国語訳され，またゴシック美術にも影響をあたえた。その他，ジェノバ史，説教集，マリア論などを著す。

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