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St. Jerome
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Born at Stridon, a town on the confines of Dalmatia and Pannonia, about the year 340-2; died at Bethlehem, 30 September, 420.
He went to Rome, probably about 360, where he was baptized, and became interested in ecclesiastical matters. From Rome he went to Trier, famous for its schools, and there began his theological studies. Later he went to Aquileia, and towards 373 he set out on a journey to the East. He settled first in Antioch, where he heard Apollinaris of Laodicea, one of the first exegetes of that time and not yet separated from the Church. From 374-9 Jerome led an ascetical life in the desert of Chalcis, southwest of Antioch. Ordainedpriest at Antioch, he went to Constantinople (380-81), where a friendship sprang up between him and St. Gregory of Nazianzus. From 382 to August 385 he made another sojourn in Rome, not far from Pope Damasus. Whe
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Jerome K. Jerome is a British writer of the Victorian period, best known for his comic novels. His most famous and enduring work is Three Men in a Boat.
Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in the village of Caldmore, near Birmingham in Central England. Jerome’s father was an ironmonger and a non-conformist preacher. The family enjoyed a middle-class lifestyle for many years, although a series of bad investments forced them into poverty when Jerome was two years old. Because of this, the family had to leave their house, and Jerome spent his childhood as a poor boy (“Jerome the Man”). Jerome’s financial situation went from bad to worse at age 13, when his father died. Two years later, his mother passed away, and Jerome was forced to drop out of grammar school to work menial jobs.
Despite these difficult circumstances, Jerome developed a passion for literature, politics, and the theatre. In his late teens and twenties, he held a variety of jobs including acting, journalism, and teaching school. He was not particularly successful at any of these occupations.
Jerome finally broke throu
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Jerome
4th- and 5th-century priest and theologian
This article is about the priest and Bible translator. For other uses, see Jerome (disambiguation) and Saint Jerome (disambiguation).
Saint Jerome | |
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Saint Jerome by Matthias Stom, 1635 | |
| Born | c. 342–347 Stridon (possibly Strido Dalmatiae, on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia) |
| Died | 30 September 420 (aged approximately 73–78)[2] Bethlehem, Palaestina Prima |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | 30 September (Catholic Church) 15 June (Eastern Orthodox Church) |
| Attributes | Lion, cardinal attire, cross, skull, trumpet, owl, books and writing material |
| Patronage | Archaeologists; archivists; Bible scholars; librarians; libraries; school children; students; translators; Morong, Rizal; Dalmatia, against anger |
| Influences | Paula of Rome, Plato, Aristotle, Vergil, Cicero, Isocrates, Philo, Seneca the younger, Eusebius, Paul the Apostle, Ezra the scrib
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