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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. to make a revision of the old Latin translations.
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The Vulgate (/ ˈ v ʌ l ɡ eɪ t,-ɡ ə t /; also called Biblia Vulgata (Bible in common tongue), Latin: [ˈbɪbli.a wʊlˈɡaːta]), sometimes referred to as the Latin Vulgate, is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible.
It was recognized as authoritative during the Council of Trent (1546) and became the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. The widespread use of the Vulgate is also recognizable in its influence in early modern Bible translations, such as the Authorized, or King James, Version.
The Latin Vulgate's Old Testament is the first Latin version translated directly from the Hebrew Tanakh rather than from the Greek Septuagint. It became the definitive and officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
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 authority for the Bible. Learn more about the history of the Vulgate Bible with this article.
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Sep 7, 2018 · The Vulgate is a fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible, produced primarily by St. Jerome. Working from the original languages and existing Latin translations, Jerome aimed to create a translation that preserved the original Scriptures.
The Vulgate is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible that was to become the Catholic Church's officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible during the 16th century, and is still used fundamentally in the Latin Church to this day.
