Did you know that this is National Bible Week? (I probably should have mentioned it earlier in the week wink emoticon .) In honor of this fact, our saint for today is St. Jerome, patron of Bible Study.
St. Jerome was a Latin scholar who in about 366 became secretary to the newly elected pope, St. Damasus. It was Damasus' dream to produce a new translation of the Bible - one based on the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. The Pope believed his new secretary was the man fo...r the job.
St. Jerome was a Latin scholar who in about 366 became secretary to the newly elected pope, St. Damasus. It was Damasus' dream to produce a new translation of the Bible - one based on the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. The Pope believed his new secretary was the man fo...r the job.
During the next 3 years, Jerome produced beautiful, accurate translations of the Psalms, the gospels, the epistles and Revelation. To improve the then current translation of the Old Testament, Jerome studied Hebrew. It took Jerome twenty-six years to complete his translation. This so-called "Vulgate" became the official text of the Latin Church and was recognized as such by the Council of Trent. Even today, after some revision, Jerome's Latin translation is still the "official" Latin Bible used by the Catholic Church.
Jerome's feast day is Sept 30.
Jerome's feast day is Sept 30.
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