A Catholic Linguist Praises St. Jerome’s Vulgate

A Catholic linguist praises St. Jerome’s Vulgate

Saint Jerome Writing, a painting by Caravaggio, dated to 1605–06. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Most people know that St. Jerome — whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates on Sept. 30 — is famous for translating the entire Bible into Latin in the fourth century A.D., creating a widely read edition later known as the Vulgate. But fewer people probably realize how groundbreaking — and how enduring — Jerome…

Are modern Bible translations always better? A Catholic linguist praises St. Jerome’s Vulgate

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 04:00 am Most people know that St. Jerome — whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates on Sept. 30 — is famous for translating the entire Bible into Latin in the fourth century A.D., creating a widely read edition later known as the Vulgate. But fewer people probably realize how groundbreaking — and how enduring — Jerome’s work truly is. The Vulgate became the predominantly used Bible of the Middle …

Saint Jerome’s Holy Vulgarity - Catholic Insight

All saints change history, often in ways that are mysterious and opaque, but at times more obviously. Such is Saint Jerome (347 – 420), to whom we may attribute the first truly ‘critical’ version of the Bible, the edito typica, the official, Catholic version of the Holy Word of God. He was a contemporary of Saint Augustine, who was brought to conversion by his own personal struggle with Scripture, but that’s another story. As a youth, Jerome – H…

Struggle with Anger? Turn to Saint Jerome, the Hot-Head Who Still Made it to Heaven

Even the saints struggled with anger!September 30 is the feast day of Saint Jerome, a priest, Doctor of the Church, and notable hot-head.During his life on earth, Saint Jerome took on the great task of translating the Holy Scriptures into Latin. The Church relied on his translation for centuries! However, Jerome also built up quite the reputation due to his cranky nature, which makes him a special saintly intercessor for modern times.Saint Jerom…