Vulgate Bible

The standard Latin translation of the Bible compiled by St Jerome (c.405), which emerged in Western Europe in the 7th century. Vulgate meant the 'common' edition. Through the centuries the text was several times revised and in some instances even corrupted. In 1546 the Council of Trent recognized the Vulgate as the official Latin text of the Roman Catholic Church.

St Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus, c.342-420) was a Croatian born Christian scholar and secretary to Pope Damasus (366-84). After Jerome moved to Bethlehem in 386, he wrote many treatises and commentaries on the Bible and made the first translation from Hebrew to Latin.