If you have a Bible in your home, it is in large part because of the efforts of Pope Saint Damasus I. It was during his papacy that the Council in Rome decreed which books were to be part of sacred scripture. He commissioned Saint Jerome to finish the Vulgate translation. That was the year 382. It was a time of great confusion in the Church with many opposing views being pushed forward such as Arianism and Apollinarianism. Arianism was advocated by Arius which falsely stated that Jesus was not divine but a created being. Apollinarianism was a heretical view by Apollinaris that Jesus had a divine mind but a human body. Pope Saint Damasus was faithful to his duty as the 37th pope in defending the faith. His reign saw the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman state. He honored the saints and martyrs by restoring their graves, catacombs, and shrines. He also wrote poetry dedicated to them. He is the patron of archeologists. Today, December 11th is his fe
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