Jerome's Vulgate Latin Translation of the Bible

382 CE · Roma/Beytüllahim · cultural

At the request of Pope Damasus, Jerome undertook a revision of the Latin Bible; the Vulgate became the standard biblical text of Western Christianity for a thousand years.

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What was Jerome's Vulgate Latin Translation of the Bible?
At the request of Pope Damasus, Jerome undertook a revision of the Latin Bible; the Vulgate became the standard biblical text of Western Christianity for a thousand years.
When did Jerome's Vulgate Latin Translation of the Bible happen?
382 CE
Where did Jerome's Vulgate Latin Translation of the Bible take place?
Roma/Beytüllahim