Italian BIBLES. The first Italian Bible published by the Catholics is that of Nicholas Malermi, a Benedictine monk, printed at Venice in 1471. It was translated from the Vulgate. The version of Anthony Bruciolli, published at Venice in 1532, was prohibited by the Council of Trent. Martini's translation is now commonly used in Italy. The Calvinists likewise have their Italian Bibles. There is one of Maximus Theophilus in 1551, dedicated to Francis de' Medici, duke of Tuscany, and another of John Diodati in 1607 and 1641. The Jews of Italy have no entire version of the Bible in Italian, the inquisition constantly refusing to allow them the liberty of printing one.