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Saint of the Day (December 11) ✠ St. Damasus I ✠ 37th Pope: Birth name: Damasus Born: 305 AD Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal Died: December 11, 384 Rome, the Western Roman Empire Venerated in: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast day: December 11 Patronage: Archaeologists Pope Saint Damasus I, was Bishop of Rome, from October 366 to his death in 384. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of Sacred Scripture. He spoke out against major heresies in the Church (including Apollinarianism and Macedonianism) and encouraged the production of the Vulgate Bible with his support for St. Jerome. He helped reconcile the relations between the Church of Rome and the Church of Antioch and encouraged the veneration of martyrs. Damasus was of Spanish descent; however, it is believed that he was born in Rome and became a deacon in the church of his father, Antonio, who had become a priest after the death of his wife. He was ele...