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The fist man ever to give the Bible its translation was Saint Jerome of the Catholic Church. This he did after he was commissioned by the Pope Damascus.
He was a Latin priest, biblical translator, confessor, theologian, monastic leader, historian and often regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers.
Jerome believes that translation should be equal – not only in meaning but also in quality of style. This means St. Jerome was one of the first notable humans to translate “sense for sense” rather than “word for word”. This method became known as dynamic equivalence.
His numerous biblical, ascetical, monastic, and theological works profoundly influenced the early Middle Ages.
His shrine is located in the basilica of saint Mary in Rome and his feast day is September 30th.
Jerome, also known as Jerome of Stridon, could speak both Latin and Greek at the same time and was also interested in apologetics.
He was regarded as the second most voluminous writer (after St. Augustine) in ancient Latin Christianity.
Born in Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia in the year 342 and died in 420 in Bethlehem, he studied at the Catechetical school of Alexandria.
His full name was Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus.
Jerome had an extraordinarily intense personality. Many people knew him for his bad temper. He had a vitriolic pen – he could be quite harsh and sarcastic with those who disagreed with him.
Most times, he was always pictured with a lion. This was due to the fact that, one day, a lion entered the monastery where Jerome resided, causing his fellow monks to flee, but Jerome recognised that the beast was injured and he cured it by removing a thorn from its paw.
Source: learnreligions.com
