John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register
Thursday, October 2, 2025
In 382, Jerome went to Rome as secretary to Pope Damasus I. Damasus encouraged Jerome’s work, but Jerome’s ascetic bent and sharp personality set him at odds with the Roman clergy – the Eternal City is not the most hospitable environment for an ascetic who did not mince words. Pope Damasus had commissioned him to translate the Gospels, a mission that Jerome would eventually extend to most of the Bible. It is from Jerome that we have the “Vulgate,” the Latin translation of the Bible that was the norm for the Catholic Church for centuries.
