Saint Jerome (5) Book Collection by Saint Jerome & Aeterna Press

Saint Jerome (5) Book Collection
by Saint Jerome & Aeterna Press

Jerome was a presbyter, confessor, theologian and historian.

He was the son of Eusebius, born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, then part of northeastern Italy.

He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospels.

His list of writings is extensive.

The protégé of Pope Damasus I, who died in December of 384, Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially to those living in cosmopolitan centers such as Rome.

In many cases, he focused his attention to the lives of women and identified how a woman devoted to Jesus should live her life.