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The Letter of St. Jerome To Castorina, His Maternal Aunt
Letter XIII. To Castorina, His Maternal Aunt. An interesting letter, as throwing some light on Jerome’s family relations. Castorina, his maternal aunt, had, for some reason, become estranged from him, and he now writes to her to effect a reconciliation. … Continue reading
The Letter of St. Jerome To Antony, Monk
Letter XII. To Antony, Monk. The subject of this letter is similar to that of the preceding. Of Antony nothing is known except that some mss. describe him as “of Æmona.” The date of the letter is 374 A.D. While … Continue reading
The Letter of St. Jerome To The Virgins of Æmona
Letter XI. To the Virgins of Æmona. Æmona was a Roman colony not far from Stridon, Jerome’s birthplace. The virgins to whom the note is addressed had omitted to answer his letters, and he now writes to upbraid them for … Continue reading
The Letter of St. Jerome To Paul, an Old Man of Concordia
Letter X. To Paul, an Old Man of Concordia. Jerome writes to Paul of Concordia, a centenarian (§2), and the owner of a good theological library (§3), to lend him some commentaries. In return he sends him his life (newly … Continue reading
The Letter of St. Jerome To Chrysogonus, a Monk of Aquileia
Letter IX. To Chrysogonus, a Monk of Aquileia. A bantering letter to an indifferent correspondent. Of the same date as the preceding. Heliodorus,125 who is so dear to us both, and who loves you with an affection no less deep … Continue reading
The Letter of St. Jerome To Niceas, Sub-Deacon of Aquileia
Letter VIII. To Niceas, Sub-Deacon of Aquileia. Niceas, the sub-deacon, had accompanied Jerome to the East but had now returned home. In after-years he became bishop of Aquileia in succession to Chromatius. The date of the letter is 374 A.D. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquileia, Cascans, Chromatius, Cicero, Ennius, Italian, Jerome, Lælius, Niceas, tabella, Tabellarii, Turpilius
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The Letter of St. Jerome To To Chromatius, Jovinus, and Eusebius
Letter VII. To Chromatius, Jovinus, and Eusebius.91 This letter (written like the preceding in 374 a.d.) is addressed by Jerome to three of his former companions in the religious life. It commends Bonosus (§3), asks guidance for the writer’s sister … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, baptism, Bonosus, Christ, Chromatius, devil, Egypt, Eusebius, Evagrius, Fish, Hannibal, Jesus Christ, Jovinus, Julian, Latin, Marcellus at Nola, Nebuchadnezzar, Pergamum, Ptolemy, Rome, Tertullian, Zion, ΙΧΘΥΣ
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The Letter of St. Jerome To To Julian, a Deacon of Antioch
Letter VI. To Julian, a Deacon of Antioch. This letter, written in 374 a.d., is chiefly interesting for its mention of Jerome’s sister. It would seem that she had fallen into sin and had been restored to a life of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Deacon of Antioch, God, Heliodorus, Iberian, Julian
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