St. Jerome | Pray for Us
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St. Jerome | Pray for Us
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Heavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.
St. Jerome, the brilliant and fiery scholar who translated the Bible into Latin, is honored on September 30 as the patron of translators and librarians.
Quick Facts
| Feast Day | September 30, Memorial |
| Life & Canonization | Born c. 347 at Stridon in Dalmatia; died 420 in Bethlehem |
| Patronage | Translators, librarians, scholars, and students of Scripture |
| Symbols | A lion, a red hat, a skull, books and a quill, a stone |
The Life of St. Jerome
Jerome studied in Rome and loved great literature. After years of prayer in the desert he became secretary to Pope Damasus, who asked him to revise the Latin translation of the Bible.
He moved to Bethlehem, where he lived near the place of Christ's birth and spent decades translating the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek. His translation, the Vulgate, was the Bible of the Western Church for more than a thousand years.
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”
St. Jerome
Shirt Details
- Fabric: Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Fit: Relaxed drop-shoulder
- Details: Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Get to Know St. Jerome
He Gave Us the Vulgate
His Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, became the standard Bible of the Latin Church.
Ignorance of Scripture
Jerome wrote that ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ, a line quoted by popes and teachers ever since.
The Lion and the Thorn
A beloved tradition says Jerome pulled a thorn from a lion's paw, and the grateful lion stayed with him in his monastery.
A Fiery Personality
Jerome was famous for his sharp pen and quick temper, and many find comfort that a saint could struggle with his temperament and still become holy.
You Do Well to Carry That Stone
A story tells that a pope, looking at a painting of Jerome striking his chest with a stone in penance, said that without that stone he would not have been a saint.
A Cave in Bethlehem
He lived and worked in Bethlehem near the cave of the Nativity, where his tomb was first placed.
Translation Day
His feast on September 30 is celebrated around the world as International Translation Day.