St. Jerome was born to a rich, pagan family in 347 at Strido, Dalmatia. He studied in Rome, Italy and became a lawyer. He was baptized after converting to Christianity. He became a monk, then lived for years in the Syrian deserts in order to have isolation for his study of Scripture. While in the desert, St. Jerome came across a lion who had a thorn in its paw. After pulling it out, the lion became loyal to St. Jerome and stayed by his side for many years. He was a priest and a student of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen. Saint Jerome was the secretary to Pope Damasus I. Pope Damasus ordered Jerome to review and correct the Latin text of the bible. It took thirty years for St. Jerome to make the Vulgate translation of the bible, which is still in use today. He taught St. Paula, St. Marcella, and St. Eustochium. But, due to much gossip, Jerome left Rome and returned to solitude in the desert. He lived his last 34 years in the desert, where he wrote and translated many works of literature. He is the patron saint of translators, librarians, and students. St. Jerome’s feast day is on September 30th. St. Jerome’s follower, Eusebius, was instructed to take the saint’s cloak and lay it upon three dead men. When he did this, the three men were revived and praised God. The archbishop of Nazareth was accused of preaching a false doctrine by a man named Sabinianus. The archbishop produced a book, which was written by St. Jerome, that supported his argument. Sabinianus claimed that it was forged and ordered the archbishop to be executed. Right before the blade struck, St. Jerome appeared and stopped the sword. Sabinianus fell to the ground and died, mysteriously, with his head severed.
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