Saint Jerome
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Saint Jerome (347 - 420 A.D.) was a Biblical scholar and is a Doctor of the Church, one of the first theologians to be given that honor. After being educated in Biblical studies, he went to the desert in 375 to live the life of a hermit and devote himself to prayer. He was the author of the Latin Vulgate Bible which was completed in the year 405. He also wrote New Testament commentaries.
Saint Jerome is a common subject in religious art, and is usually depicted in one of two ways: either in a cave, wearing a loincloth and holding a stone and a skull, or in red robes and holding a model of a church. In either representation, he often has a lion at his feet.
Sources
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
