Who did Jerome correspond with?

Augustine of Hippo, Rufinus of Aquileia, Pope Damasus I, Paulinus of Nola, Chromatius of Aquileia, Paula of Rome, and Eustochium.

Who did Jerome oppose?

Rufinus of Aquileia and Pelagius.

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Jerome

c. 347 – 420 · b. Stridon

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Translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible; biblical scholar and prolific letter-writer. Settled in Bethlehem from 386.

Why Jerome matters

Jerome translated the Bible into Latin and gave the Western church a single text to argue about for the next thousand years. The Vulgate is his — and 'translating' undersells it. He learned Hebrew at a time when no Christian did, went to Bethlehem, and worked from the original texts rather than the Septuagint. He was prickly, vicious in argument, and impossible to live with. But every time the West read scripture from 400 to 1500, they were reading Jerome.

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Common questions

Who was Jerome?: Jerome (347–420) — Translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible; biblical scholar and prolific letter-writer. Settled in Bethlehem from 386.
Who taught Jerome?: Didymus the Blind.
Who did Jerome correspond with?: Augustine of Hippo, Rufinus of Aquileia, Pope Damasus I, Paulinus of Nola, Chromatius of Aquileia, Paula of Rome, and Eustochium.
Who did Jerome meet?: Epiphanius of Salamis.
Who did Jerome oppose?: Rufinus of Aquileia and Pelagius.

Works

Lettersc. 405
Voluminous correspondence covering scripture, monasticism, controversy, and spiritual direction.
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On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus)c. 393
Brief biographies of Christian writers — the first Christian literary history.
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Sources for biography

Jerome, Epistulae primary
Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 135 primary
Augustine, Epistulae 28, 71, 75 primary

documented connections(12)

corresponded (incoming) Augustine of Hippo
Extensive (often acrimonious) correspondence over Galatians and the Hebrew text of the OT.
Augustine, Epistulae 28, 40, 71, 82 · Jerome, Epistulae 102, 105, 112, 115
corresponded Rufinus of Aquileia
Friends from youth in Aquileia who became bitter opponents over Origenism.
Jerome, Apologia contra Rufinum · Rufinus, Apologia contra Hieronymum
opposed Rufinus of Aquileia
The Origenist controversy split the two former friends c. 393-402.
Jerome, Epistula 84 · Jerome, Apologia contra Rufinum 1-3
corresponded Pope Damasus I
Damasus commissioned Jerome's revision of the Latin Bible.
Jerome, Epistulae 15, 18, 35-36 · Jerome, Praefatio in Evangelia (ad Damasum)
met Epiphanius of Salamis
Jerome and Epiphanius were close allies in the Origenist controversy.
Jerome, Epistulae 51, 57, 82
opposed Pelagius
Jerome wrote a Dialogus contra Pelagianos.
Jerome, Dialogus contra Pelagianos
corresponded (incoming) Paulinus of Nola
Paulinus exchanged letters with Jerome on biblical study.
Jerome, Epistulae 53, 58, 85
taught by Didymus the Blind
Jerome studied with Didymus at Alexandria c. 386.
Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 109, 135
corresponded (incoming) Chromatius of Aquileia
Chromatius supported Jerome's biblical work financially and by patronage.
Jerome, Epistulae 7, 8
cited (incoming) Bede the Venerable
Bede uses Jerome's commentaries and the Vulgate extensively.
Bede, In Marcum, prologue
corresponded (incoming) Paula of Rome
Paula and Eustochium are joint addressees of numerous Hieronymian letters and prefaces; Jerome composed her epitaph.
Jerome, Epistulae 30, 39, 46, 108
corresponded (incoming) Eustochium
Recipient of Jerome's Letter 22 (Ad Eustochium) and dedicatee of multiple biblical commentaries.
Jerome, Epistula 22 · Jerome, prefaces to commentaries on Isaiah, Ezekiel and the Minor Prophets

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