Vulgate

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In 410 the monk Jerome produced a version of the Christian Bible in Latin, the Vulgate, which was to be the main edition in Europe until the sixteenth century.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Twenty years ago, Pope Pius X commissioned a scholar to head a research into the text of the Vulgate, the 1500-year-old standard Latin version of the Bible.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his version, the Vulgate, Jerome translated Keren, the Hebrew word for "ray, horn" as "cornuta," Latin for "horns."

From Time Magazine Archive

Some Catholic authorities have long regretted that the job of re-translating the Vulgate* had not been given to Cardinal Newman.

From Time Magazine Archive

A passion for study had taken possession of the young man; and day after day he sat pouring over the Vulgate, and improving his knowledge of Latin, so that he might understand the book.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)