The Daily Question

Name the saint credited with translating the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament, as well as the Greek text into Latin. He is one of the Great Latin Fathers of the Church. He was a hermit and produced the Latin Vulgate Bible.


1. St. Augustine
2. Saint Thomas Aquinas
3. Saint Bonaventure
4. Saint Jerome

Your answer was: Saint Jerome
You are correct!!

Answer: Saint Jerome was the saint credited with translating the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament as well as the Greek text into Latin. He is one of the Great Latin Fathers of the Church. He was a hermit and produced the Latin Vulgate Bible.

In 2019 the Vatican Post Office released a stamp featuring Leonardo Da Vinci's unfinished painting of Saint Jerome.

See also:
 • 2019 UFN Bulletin Fifth Centerary Of The Death Of Lenardo Da Vinci
 • James C. Hamilton, St Jerome by Leonardo da Vinci, Vatican Notes, Volume 68, Issue 386, 2020, Pages 08-09


Lenardo Da Vinci's Unfinished Painting Of Saint Jerome
Stamp #1716M (2019)