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[[Category:Catholicism]]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><ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/vul/index.htm</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><ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/vul/index.htm</ref>

Completed before the fall of the [[Roman Empire]], the '''Vulgate''' had an immense influence on intellectual thought, language and culture for many centuries.  It is recognized as one of the most influential works of all time.

Completed before the fall of the [[Roman Empire]], the '''Vulgate''' had an immense influence on intellectual thought, language and culture for many centuries.  It is recognized as one of the most influential works of all time.

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