St. Isidore of Seville

Also known as: Isidorus, Isidorus Hispalensis
Dates: c. 560–636
Role: Archbishop of Seville, Doctor of the Church

Archbishop of Seville and Doctor of the Church. Preferred Jerome's version of Scripture to all others and affirmed that it is commonly received and approved by Christian churches.

Works

Works of Isidore of Seville

Preliminaries

PREFACE TO THE READER (1) — Prefers Jerome's version to all others; affirms it is commonly received and approved by Christian churches as clearer in words and truer in meaning
"St. Isidore, moreover, in more than one place prefers the Hieronymian version to all others and affirms that it is commonly received and approved by the Christian churches"

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

Verse 22: And He Blessed Them, Saying: Increase and Multiply — Cited from Book XII on vultures
"Isidore, Book XII"