As pope (reigned 366–384), St. Damasus I challenged the heresies of Arianism, Macedonianism, and Apollinarianism, introduced Latin as the language of the mass, commissioned St. Jerome to revise the Latin translations of the Bible (producing the Vulgate), and encouraged the preservation of Christian relics in Rome’s catacombs. During his rule the primacy of the Roman see was asserted, and Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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