St. Damasus, Pope, Confessor

St. Damasus became pope in 366, after the persecutions were over. He condemned Arianism, commanded St. Jerome to translate the Holy Scriptures into Latin, and composed inscriptions for the sepulchres of the Roman martyrs. He died in 384.

Triumph: The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church: A 2,000 Year History

So, I'm reading a really great book about the history of the Catholic Church from Christ to John Paul II. Covering that much ground in only 512 pages it moves quickly, but it's good for Catholics to know the real history of, for example, the Greek schism, the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Spanish conquest of Mexico, etc. For a long time I was personally ashamed of things like the 4th Crusade, but no longer! This is a great antidote to the modern history books that present the Catholic Church as always having been in the wrong. A Church that never went right, according to Chesterton, would be even more incredible than one that never went wrong! Yet, that's precisely how even many Catholics view the history of the Church. I highly recommend it.