The Letters of St. Jerome, Volume I, Letters 1–22

by Jerome

Publisher:

Newman Press

, 1963

Overview

Provides an intimate portrait of the brilliant but strong minded Jerome; one of the four great doctors of the Christian West, and the most learned of the Latin fathers.

Contents

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“For your sister Blesilla, older in years but weaker in strength of will, after taking a husband became a widow in the seventh month.¹¹⁷ 2 O unhappy mortal lot, so ignorant of the future! She has lost both the crown of virginity and the joy of marriage, and although she may keep the second degree of chastity, yet what torment do you suppose she endures every moment, seeing daily in her sister what she herself has lost?” (Pages 146–147)

“So then, as we have said, this virtue of continence used to be found solely in men, and Eve continuously bore children in sorrow.¹⁸¹ 7 But after a virgin conceived in the womb and bore for us a Son upon whose shoulders is the government, God the mighty, the Father of the world to come,¹⁸² the curse has been abrogated. Death came through Eve, life through Mary. And therefore a richer gift of virginity has flowed upon women, because it began with a woman. Immediately after the Son of God set foot on earth, He established a new household for Himself, so that He who was adored by angels in heaven might have angels also on earth.” (Page 154)

“Lo, the adversary within your very breast is attempting to kill Christ. Lo, the camp of the enemy pants for the donative which you received when about to set forth on military service. Even if your little nephew⁹ is clinging to your neck, although your mother with disheveled hair and torn garments is displaying the breasts with which she nurtured you, although your father lies on the threshold, trample your father underfoot and set forth. Fly with dry eyes¹⁰ to the standard of the cross. Cruelty is a kind of dutiful conduct in these circumstances.” (Page 60)

Product Details

• Title: The Letters of St. Jerome, Volume I, Letters 1–22
• Author: Jerome
• Edition: 33
• Series: Ancient Christian Writers
• Volume: I
• Publisher: Newman Press
• Print Publication Date: 1963
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Era: era:nicene
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Latin letters › Translations into English; Église › Histoire--ca 30-600 (Église primitive); Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 420
• Resource ID: LLS:LTTRSSTJRM01
• Resource Type: text.monograph.letters
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-10T21:12:51Z

About Jerome

St. Jerome (c. 347–30 September 420) (formerly Saint Hierom) was an Illyrian Catholic priest and apologist. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, and his list of writings is extensive. He is recognized by the Catholic Church as a saint and Doctor of the Church, and the Vulgate is still an important text in Catholicism.