Saint Jerome is traditionally credited with translating the Bible into the Latin Vulgate.
Jerome was born around 347 in Stridon, a town whose exact location is uncertain but lay near the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He was a priest, scholar, and translator who studied Hebrew and Greek to improve the accuracy of Latin biblical texts.
From the late fourth century onward, Jerome revised existing Latin translations and translated parts of the Bible directly from Hebrew and Greek. His work became the foundation of the Latin Vulgate, which shaped Western Christianity for centuries. The Vulgate was not produced as one single translation in one moment.
Jerome spent his later years near Bethlehem and died there in 420. He is one of the four traditionally recognized Western Doctors of the Church and is the patron saint of translators.