Jacobus de Voragine
Italian Dominican friar, archbishop of Genoa and author
Feast: 13 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Jacopo of Varazze entered the Dominicans in 1244 and became famous for piety, learning, zeal and preaching. He was provincial of Lombardy for nearly twenty years.
He twice tried to refuse the archbishopric of Genoa, but was consecrated in 1292. He is best known for the Golden Legend, his collection of lives of the saints. He died on 13 July, about 1298.
The miracles
The honour paid to him, which began soon after his death, was ratified by Pope Pius VII in 1816.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Dominican archbishop who told the lives of the saints to all Europe.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Romulus of Genoa Saint“His dates are uncertain: since Jacobus de Voragine traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary list.” — Wikipedia
- Pius VII Servant of God“The honour paid to him, which began soon after his death, was ratified by Pope Pius VII in 1816.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Jacopo de Voragine
- Wikidata Q313460 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jacobus de Voragine (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.