| − | Jerome was born in Stridonia, on the borders of Dalmatia and Pannonia, and given the Latin name ''Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus''. He was, from his infancy, raised a Catholic,<ref>St. Jerome, "Epistle to Theophilus of Alexandria" 82.2.2; avaliable in ''Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium'' (Vienna, 1865-) vol. 55, pp. 107-119.</ref> and was baptized in Rome. At Rome he learned [[Latin]] and [[Greek]]. Soon, however, desiring to give himself fully to [[Christ]] and to the knowledge of the Scriptures, Jerome journeyed East, studying at [[Antioch]]. He then, in order to purify his soul of all youthful temptations, set out into the desert (of Chalcis, south-west of Antioch) in 375 to live the life of a hermit and dedicate himself to prayer. Thus did he act in imitation of [[Christ]], St. [[John the Baptist]], and the Desert Fathers. He found a converted [[Jew]] to teach him [[Hebrew]] (and Chaldaic). Additionally, Jerome was ordained a [[priest]] at Antioch. Eventually he made his way to [[Constantinople]] to study the Scriptures under the renowned scholar St. [[Gregory_of_Nazianzus]] (“the Theologian”). Thereafter he journeyed to [[Rome]], on ecclesiastical business, and was admitted into the court of [[Pope Damasus]]. | + | Jerome was born in Stridonia, on the borders of Dalmatia and Pannonia, and given the Latin name ''Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus''. He was, from his infancy, raised a Catholic,<ref>St. Jerome, "Epistle to Theophilus of Alexandria" 82.2.2; avaliable in ''Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium'' (Vienna, 1865-) vol. 55, pp. 107-119.</ref> and was baptized in Rome. At Rome he learned [[Latin]] and [[Greek]]. Soon, however, desiring to give himself fully to [[Christ]] and to the knowledge of the Scriptures, Jerome journeyed East, studying at [[Antioch]]. He then, in order to purify his soul of all youthful temptations, set out into the desert (of Chalcis, south-west of Antioch) in 375 to live the life of a hermit and dedicate himself to prayer. Thus did he act in imitation of [[Christ]], St. [[John the Baptist]], and the Desert Fathers. He found a converted [[Jew]] to teach him [[Hebrew]] (and Chaldaic). Additionally, Jerome was ordained a [[priest]] at Antioch. Eventually he made his way to [[Constantinople]] to study the Scriptures under the renowned scholar St. [[Gregory of Nazianzus]] (“the Theologian”). Thereafter he journeyed to [[Rome]], on ecclesiastical business, and was admitted into the court of [[Pope Damasus]]. |