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Pope Damasus I (/ ˈ d æ m ə s ə s /; c. 305 – 11 December 384), known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture.
St. Damasus I (born c. 304, Rome—died December 11, 384, Rome; feast day December 11) was the pope from October 1, 366, to December 11, 384. During his rule the primacy of the Roman see was asserted.
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Damasus was the pope who commissioned Saint Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin, the Vulgate version of the Bible. Damasus was a sixty-year-old deacon when he was elected bishop of Rome in 366. His reign was marked by violence from the start when another group decided to elect a different pope.
Pope Saint Damasus I (c. 304 - 384 C.E.) was pope from 366 to 384. Possibly born in present Spain or Portugal in the Western Roman Empire, he was raised in Rome by devout Christian parents. His life coincided with the rise of Constantine I and the reunion and later re-division of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire.
Learn about the life and achievements of Pope St. Damasus I, who ruled the Roman Church from 366 to 384. He defended the Catholic Faith against heresies, supported St. Jerome's Vulgate, and asserted the primacy of the Apostolic See.
Dec 11, 2011 · Denver, Colo., Dec 11, 2011 / 05:13 am. On Dec. 11, both Roman Catholics and Eastern Catholics commemorate Pope St. Damasus I, who led the Church through a critical part of the fourth-century...
The Holy See Pontiffs Damasus I [ AR - DE - EN ... Damasus I 37th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 1.X.366: End Pontificate: 11.XII.384:
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