Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
Biographical note
Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius was born at Stridonium in Dalmatia. He studied in Rome. He then travelled extensively in Italy and Gaul, lived as a hermit in Palestine, returned to Rome, where, after his ordination to the priesthood, he joined the Roman clergy and acted as secretary to the pope, and finally, having come to be on bad terms with those who surrounded him, went back to Palestine and settled at Bethlehem. He spent the rest of his life translating, and commentating, the Bible. He died at Bethlehem and is officially venerated as a Doctor of the Church.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Alternate names
Jerome of Stridon, Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Saint Jerome, undated
Collection is open for research.
Saint Jerome, undated
Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.
Content notice
Some relics include fragmentary human remains.
Collection is open for research.