Jerome (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) of Stridon, Dalmatia, born to Christian parents c.345. At Rome listened to rhetoricians, legal advocates & philosophers. Baptized by Pope Liberius in 360. Travelled widely in Gaul & Asia Minor. Turned in 373-379 to hermetic life in Syria. Ordained presbyter at Antioch in 379 he went to Constantinople, met Gregory of Nazianzus & studied. He was called to Rome in 382 to help Pope Damasus, at whose suggestion he began his revision of the Old Latin translation of the Bible which came to form the core of the Vulgate version. Meanwhile he taught scripture & Hebrew & monastic living to Roman women. Suspected of luxurious habits, he left Rome (now under Pope Siricius) in 385. Toured Palestine, visited Egypt, then settled in Bethlehem, presiding over a monastery & (with help) translating the Old Testament from Hebrew. About 394 he met Augustine. Died on 9/30/420.
His letters constitute one of the most notable collections in Latin literature. They're an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the 4th-5th centuries. They provide insight into one of the most complex personalities of the time. Seven of the 18 letters in this selection deal with a primary interest: the morals & proper role of women. The most famous letter here fervently extols virginity.

Jerome: Select Letters (Loeb Classical Library No. 262)

Correspondence

Epistolae

with an English translation by F. A. Wright

Jerome, Saint; F A Wright

Saint Jerome

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Harvard Univ. Press (Cambridge)/Wm Heinemann (London)

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press ; W. Heinemann

W. Heinemann ; G.P. Putnam's Sons

The Loeb classical library. [Latin authors], Cambridge, Mass, London, Massachusetts, 1975

The Loeb classical library -- 262, Cambridge, Mass, London, Massachusetts, 1980

The Loeb classical library -- [262], Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts, 1991

Loeb classical library, 262, Cambridge, Mass., London, 1933

Loeb classical library, 262, Cambridge, 1954[1933

Loeb classical library, London, New York, 1933

United States, United States of America

English/Latin, PS, 1933

Reprint, 1933

Latin and English.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Jerome (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus), ca. 345–420, of Stridon, Dalmatia, son of Christian parents, at Rome listened to rhetoricians, legal advocates, and philosophers, and in 360 was baptized by Pope Liberius. He travelled widely in Gaul and in Asia Minor; and turned in the years 373–379 to hermetic life in Syria. Ordained presbyter at Antioch in 379 he went to Constantinople, met Gregory of Nazianzus and advanced greatly in scholarship. He was called to Rome in 382 to help Pope Damasus, at whose suggestion he began his revision of the Old Latin translation of the Bible (which came to form the core of the Vulgate version). Meanwhile he taught scripture and Hebrew and monastic living to Roman women. Wrongly suspected of luxurious habits, he left Rome (now under Pope Siricius) in 385, toured Palestine, visited Egypt, and then settled in Bethlehem, presiding over a monastery and (with help) translating the Old Testament from Hebrew. About 394 he met Augustine. He died on 30 September 420. Jerome's letters constitute one of the most notable collections in Latin literature. They are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth–fifth centuries; they also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time. Seven of the eighteen letters in this selection deal with a primary interest of Jerome's: the morals and proper role of women. The most famous letter here fervently extols virginity."-- Publisher's description

The letters of Saint Jerome (c. 345–420 CE) are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth and fifth centuries CE; they also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time.