Biography
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus was born in Dalmatia. A brilliant scholar, he went to Rome to study grammar and rhetoric, living a worldly life before experiencing a profound conversion. He lived as a hermit in the Syrian desert, mastering Hebrew. Pope Damasus commissioned him to translate the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome moved to Bethlehem, living in a cave near the site of the Nativity, and spent 40 years producing the Latin Vulgate—the standard Bible of the Western Church for over a millennium. Known for his fierce temper and blistering polemics against heretics, he engaged in famous literary disputes, notably with St. Augustine. He died in Bethlehem.
Miracles & Signs
- ✦Removing a thorn from a lion's paw, after which the lion became a loyal companion (Legendary)
Wisdom & Quotes
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.”
“A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.”