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Pope Damasus I
c. 305 – 384 · b. Rome · Bishop of Rome
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 305, Rome
- Died
- 384, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Damasus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Rome 366-384.
- Primary source
- Liber Pontificalis 39
Bishop of Rome 366-384. Patron of Jerome who commissioned the Vulgate. Established the canon of Scripture at the Roman Synod (382).
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Common questions
- Who was Pope Damasus I?
- Pope Damasus I (305–384) — Bishop of Rome 366-384. Patron of Jerome who commissioned the Vulgate. Established the canon of Scripture at the Roman Synod (382).
- Who did Pope Damasus I correspond with?
- Jerome.
- Who succeeded Pope Damasus I as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Innocent I.
Sources for biography
- Liber Pontificalis 39 primary
- Jerome, Epistulae 15, 18, 35-36 primary
documented connections(1)
- corresponded (incoming) JeromeDamasus commissioned Jerome's revision of the Latin Bible.Jerome, Epistulae 15, 18, 35-36 · Jerome, Praefatio in Evangelia (ad Damasum)
tradition connections(1)
- succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Innocent IInnocent became Bishop of Rome (401) following Anastasius, Siricius, and Damasus — three intervening bishops. Source is the Liber Pontificalis.Liber Pontificalis 39-42
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Pope Damasus I).