Christ Is Lord on Instagram: "Real. The Latin Vulgate is a pivotal translation of the Bible into Latin, commissioned by Pope Damasus I in the 4th century and primarily executed by St. Jerome. Recognizing the need for a consistent and comprehensible Latin scripture, Jerome undertook this monumental task, which involved revising the existing Old Latin texts and translating the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures directly into Latin. His work culminated in a version that became the Catholic Church