Saint Jerome

On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus)

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This is a collection of 135 brief biographies by St. Jerome of his forebears and contemporaries. It is often cited as a primary source of in…

The Life of St. Hilarion

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St. Hilarion (291–371 AD) was an anchorite who lived most of his life in the desert after the example of St. Anthony the Great (251–356 AD).…

Against Jovinianus

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Jovinianus, had published at Rome a treatise containing the following opinions: (1) "That a virgin is no better as such than a wife in …

The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary

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St. Jerome composed this essay against Helvidius, who stated that because the gospels mentioned Christ as having “sisters” and “brethren” th…

Letter 22 to Eustochium

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St. Jerome's most famous letter (Libellus de virginitate servanda), written to St. Eustochium, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Roman wi…