The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine

Jacopo da Varagine (c. 1228–1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work The Golden Legend , a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260–67, The Golden Legend quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints' lives. One indication of its popularity is the fact that so many manuscript copies of the work have survived—more than one thousand according to some estimates. Despite the enduring influence of The Golden Legend, Jacopo remains an elus