A major new artwork commissioned to mark the astonishing achievement of St Jerome is to be unveiled on the 1600th anniversary of his death on September 30, 2020.
Jerome (c.AD 347–420) translated the Bible from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek into Latin, the first scholar to do so systematically. His ‘Vulgate’ translation became the standard biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church and is still used today.
Now a mosaic commissioned by Bible Society and the Catholic Church in England and Wales is celebrating his achievement. Created by Portsmouth-based artist Pete Codling, ‘Little Bits of God’ tells the story of the Bible using the smalti mosaic technique developed in ancient Byzantium.