Sacra Bibbia traduzione in Latino Vulgata (Vulgata Latina)

The Biblia Sacra Vulgata (VUL): The Foundation of Western Scripture

The Biblia Sacra Vulgata, commonly known as the Latin Vulgate (often identified by the database code VL or VUL), is one of the most historically significant translations of the Holy Bible. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 AD, it was primarily the work of St. Jerome (Hieronymus), the preeminent biblical scholar of the early Church. Jerome spent decades translating the Old Testament directly from the original Hebrew and revising the New Testament from the Greek, aiming to provide a unified, accurate Latin text for the Roman Empire.

For over a millennium, the Vulgate was the standard Bible for the entire Western world. It was the first book ever printed with movable type (the Gutenberg Bible) and was declared the official Latin version of the Roman Catholic Church at the Council of Trent in 1546. Its influence on Western theology, liturgy, literature, and the development of European languages is immeasurable. Even today, it remains a vital resource for scholars of church history, linguistics, and traditional theology.

As a monumental work dating back to the 4th century (with the classic Clementine revision of 1592 being the most widespread), the Latin Vulgate is firmly in the Public Domain. It is free from copyright restrictions, allowing worldopenbible.com to offer this cornerstone of Christian heritage to the global community. It remains an essential tool for anyone wishing to study the Scriptures in the language that shaped Western civilization for centuries.