Vulgate

Latin version of the Bible most widely used in the West. Assembled by St Jerome from the various Old Latin versions of the Bible and his translations of Greek and…

Latin version of the Bible most widely used in the West. Assembled by St JeromeJerome, St (330/347-420). Biblical scholar. Studied in Rome, then adopted ascetic life. Eventually settled in Bethlehem. Main translator of the Vulgate from the various Old Latin versions of the Bible and his translations of Greek and Hebrew texts around the end of the fourth century.