To go about without a linen scarf on is nothing: what is praiseworthy is to be without money to buy one. It is disgraceful and absurd to boast of hav… - Jerome
" "To go about without a linen scarf on is nothing: what is praiseworthy is to be without money to buy one. It is disgraceful and absurd to boast of having neither napkin nor handkerchief and yet to carry a well-filled purse.
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About Jerome
Saint Jerome (c. 347 – 30 September 420), full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is canonized in all Christianity and recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church.
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Also Known As
Native Name:
Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus
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Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
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Ευσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ίερώνυμος
Alternative Names:
Saint Jerome
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St. Jerome
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Hieronymus
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Saint Heronimos
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Saint Hieronymus
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Eusebius Hieronymus
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Jerome of Stridon
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Sofronius Eusebius Hieronymus
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The truth is, men are elected to the episcopate who come from the bosom of Plato and Aristophanes. How many can you find among them who are not fully instructed in these writers? All, whoever they may be, that are ordained at the present day from among the literate class make it their study not how to seek out the marrow of Scripture, but how to tickle the ears of the people with the flowers of rhetoric.
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