
Today, September 30th, is St. Jerome's day. St. Jerome is the patron saint of translators due to his translation of the Bible into Latin, which became the standard Latin translation known as the
Vulgate.
(public domain picture by Caravaggio, from wikicommons)St. Jerome according to
the Catholic Encyclopedia and
An Anglican view.
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library has
The Principal Works of Saint Jerome. See also the entry for Jerome on
this index page (you'll have to scroll down till you find him).
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