From an early age, Jerome was caught between two lifestyles, tempted by worldly pursuits, but drawn to a life of faith. In 360, Jerome was baptized by Pope Liberius, and began traveling among the monastic and intellectual centers of the Christian empire. After he was ordained by the bishop of Antioch, he studied in Constantinople and served Pope Damasus I in Rome. Pope Damasus commissioned the Vulgate from Jerome, and he spent 15 years translating the authoritative Latin version of the Bible. After his harsh temperament and biting criticisms made him many enemies who forced him to leave Rome, Jerome chose to live a permanent life of solitude in Bethlehem from the mid-380s.