Jerome

Priest and theologian (c. 342/347 – 420) SaintJeromeSaint Jerome by Matthias Stom, 1635Doctor of the ChurchBornc. 342–347Stridon (possibly Strido Dalmatiae, on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia)Died30 September 420 (aged approximately 75–78)Bethlehem, Palaestina PrimaVenerated inCatholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchAnglican CommunionLutheranismMajor shrineBasilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome, ItalyFeast30 September (Catholic Church)15 June (Eastern Orthodox Church)AttributesLion, cardinal attire, cross, skull, trumpet, owl, books and writing materialPatronageArchaeologists; archivists; Bible scholars; librarians; libraries; school children; students; translators; Morong, Rizal; Dalmatia, against angerInfluencesPaula of Rome, Plato, Aristotle, Vergil, Cicero, Isocrates, Philo, Seneca the younger, Eusebius, Paul the Apostle, Ezra the scribe, Onkelos, Aquila of Sinope, Origen, Sallust, Demosthenes, Xenophon, Josephus, Varro, Cato the elder, Gregory of Nazianzus, HoraceTheology careerEducationCatechetical School of AlexandriaOccupationsTranslator, theologianNotable workVulgateDe viris illustribusChroniconTheological workEraPatristic AgeLanguageLatin, Koin