St. Jerome

St. Jerome (347 – 420)

St. Jerome was a scholar who translated the bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek. He was a hot-tempered man but he was also greatly aware of his own sins and God’s forgiveness. His translation of the bible, known as the ‘Latin Vulgate’, was the official text of the Catholic Church for many years. Eventually, St. Jerome lived in a cave in Bethlehem and spent his life in prayer, penance and study. He is the patron saint of librarians. His feast day is on 30 September.

(The skull represents mortality and death which hermit monks often contemplate and meditate on. This is very common in iconography of St. Jerome!)

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