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The '''Vulgate''' is a translation by from A.D. 390 to A.D. 405 of the [[Bible]] into [[Latin]] by [[St. Jerome]], based on a commission by [[Pope]] Damasus I in A.D. 382.

The '''Vulgate''' is a translation by from A.D. 390 to A.D. 405 of the [[Bible]] into [[Latin]] by [[St. Jerome]], based on a commission by [[Pope]] [[Damasus I]] in A.D. 382.

The translation was the first into [[Latin]] based on the [[Hebrew]] rather than [[Septuagint|Greek version]] of the [[Old Testament]].  The '''Vulgate''' remained the standard for the [[Catholic Church]] for more than a millennium, and is now fully available online.<ref>http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/Vulgate/</ref>

The translation was the first into [[Latin]] based on the [[Hebrew]] rather than [[Septuagint|Greek version]] of the [[Old Testament]].  The '''Vulgate''' remained the standard for the [[Catholic Church]] for more than a millennium, and is now fully available online.<ref>http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/Vulgate/</ref>

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