It is largely the work of St. Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Vetus Latina Gospels used by the Roman Church. Later, of his own initiative, …

The Vulgate is a Latin version of the Holy Bible, and largely the result of the labors of St Jerome (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus), who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 A.D. …

Jan 22, 2025 · Vulgate, Latin Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church, primarily translated by St. Jerome. In 1546 the Council of Trent decreed that the Vulgate was the exclusive Latin …

Sep 28, 2017 · Most Catholics have never seen or read from Vetus Latina, Jerome’s Vulgate, or Vulgata, and most probably never will. Yet the effect that these versions have had on every …

He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the whole Bible. Jerome attempted to create a …

Jerome’s translation, known as the Vulgate (from the Latin word vulgus, meaning “common” language), became the standard. A millennium later, for example, Martin Luther, though he …

Jerome’s translation, known as the Vulgate (from the Latin word vulgus, meaning “common” language), became the standard. A millennium later, for example, Martin Luther, though he …

That which we now call the Vulgate, and which is in the main the work of Jerome, was during his life the Bible of the learned and only by degrees won general acceptance. The editio vulgata in …

Jan 2, 2025 · He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, and has been designated a doctor of the church. Jerome was born to well-to-do Christian parents at …

Jan 4, 2022 · “The Vulgate” is the popular name given to the Latin version of the Bible, a translation usually attributed to Jerome. Before Jerome’s time, as the number of Latin …