Pope Damasus I

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Pope Damasus I was a 4th-century Bishop of Rome known for strengthening papal authority, combating heresies, and commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible that became the Vulgate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian saint
Bishop of Rome
Christian theologian
Latin Church bishop
Pope
appointed 366
associatedWith Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
surface form: Jerome of Stridon
birthName Pope Damasus I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Damasus
birthPlace Roman Empire
Rome
burialPlace Catacombs of Rome
surface form: Catacombs of Saint Callixtus
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
combated Apollinarianism
Arianism
Macedonianism
commissioned Jerome’s Latin translation of the Gospels
Jerome’s revision of the Latin Bible that became the Vulgate
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathPlace Roman Empire
Rome
died 384
era 4th century
feastDay 11 December
knownFor combating heresies
commissioning Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible
epigraphic poetry
liturgical and biblical reforms
opposition to Apollinarianism
opposition to Arianism
promotion of the Vulgate
strengthening papal authority
support of Nicene orthodoxy
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
occupation bishop
poet
papacyEnd 384
papacyStart 366
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
predecessor Pope Liberius
promoted veneration of martyrs in Rome
religion Christianity
residence Lateran complex
surface form: Lateran Palace
strengthened primacy of the Roman See
successor Pope Siricius
supported First Council of Constantinople
surface form: Council of Constantinople (381)

Nicene Creed
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
wrote epigrams in honor of Roman martyrs

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Jerome associatedWith Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I birthName Pope Damasus I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Damasus
Vulgate commissionedBy Pope Damasus I