In the middle of the 13th century, the Dominican theologian Jacob of Voraginsky (Jacopo da Varazze) created the book Legend of the Saints, collecting in it tales of martyrs, ascetics of the faith and great Christian holidays. His work became one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages and was called the Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea). Already in the 14th century, the Latin text of the Golden Legend was translated into many languages of medieval Europe. The complete Russian translation of the fundamental work of Jacob Voraginsky from Latin was carried out for the first time by teachers of the Department of Ancient Languages of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University I.I. Anikyev and I.V. Kuvshinskaya.