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The Letter of St. Jerome To Heliodorus, Monk
Letter XIV. To Heliodorus, Monk. Heliodorus, originally a soldier, but now a presbyter of the Church, had accompanied Jerome to the East, but, not feeling called to the solitary life of the desert, had returned to Aquileia. Here he resumed … 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 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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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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The Second Letter of St. Jerome To Florentius
Letter V. To Florentius. Written a few months after the preceding (about the end of 374 a.d.) from the Syrian Desert. After dilating on his friendship for Florentius, and making a passing allusion to Rufinus, Jerome mentions certain books, copies … Continue reading
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Tagged Antioch, Christ, Christian, Evagrius, Florentius, Heliodorus, Jerome, presbyter, Psalms of David, Rhetitius, Rufinus, Saracens, Song of Songs, Synods, Syria, Tertullian
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