Jerome

Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus (c. 342-347 – 30 September 420)

 

 Latin priest, confessor, theologian, and historian

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1. Epistula

 

2. Vulgate

 

Epistula

Author of the Vulgate and a consummately learned man, Jerome here writes to the bishop Innocent, displaying his classical style.

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LETTER TO  POPE DAMASCUS

Vulgate

After many years of competing Latin texts of the Scriptures, and after many years studying Greek and Hebrew, Jerome set his hand to translating the Scriptures into a comprehensive and cohesive Latin version. This text has had extraordinary influence both within and without the church.

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1225 AD. LATIN VULGATE

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