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37th Roman Pontiff
St Damasus I
DAMASVS
36th Successor of St Peter · 366–384 · Rome · b. Egitania, Lusitania or Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
366
Elected
384
Reign ended
18 years
Length
4th
Century
The Life
Roman citizen. First pope from modern-day Portugal. Feast day 11 December.
Patron of Jerome, commissioned the Vulgate translation of the Bible. Pope during the First Council of Constantinople (381), the second ecumenical council, and the Council of Rome (382). First pope to be the official head of the church after Emperor Gratian abdicated the title of Pontifex Maximus.
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