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Name:
Jerome
Eusebius Hieronymus
Dates:
Born: c. 340 in Stridon, Dalmatia
Died: c. 420
Ordained: 379
Feast Day: September 30
Biography:
Jerome was one of the most important Church Fathers and biblical scholars of early
Christianity. Following a vision in 374, he changed his life to devote himself to
extreme asceticism and study of the Bible. He was ordained a priest in 379 and, in
382, he was appointed as secretary to Pope Damascus. In this position he was able to
work on revising the Old Latin Bible. This work was not completed until after
Damascus' death, by which point Jerome had left Rome and established a monastery in
Bethlehem.
Jerome's translation of the Old Testament was revolutionary at the time because, instead of relying upon the Septuagint as had the Old Latin version, he created his translation directly from the Hebrew. The result became known as the Vulgate and would become the standard translation for the Roman Catholic Church. This translation was not universally accepted at first - many had become used to the Old Latin version and objected to some of the changes which Jerome's translation introduced, but eventually this work and his biblical commentaries would be hailed as landmark achievements.
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