Optional Memorial
Saint Damasus I
- Feast day
- December 11
- Origin
- Portuguese
Life
Pope Damasus I commissioned Saint Jerome to revise the Latin Bible, promoted the cult of the martyrs, and restored the Roman catacombs. He established Latin as the principal liturgical language.
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