St. Jerome
Latin Bible translator
St.
Jerome was a Christian scholar of the fourth and fifth centuries, best known for translating the Bible into Latin—the Vulgate, which became the Catholic Church's standard text for over a millennium.
He is the patron saint of translators, librarians, and scholars.
Art typically depicts him with a lion, a skull, or surrounded by books.
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- holy scriptureReligious text from deity
- translationConverting between languages
- LatinAncient Roman language
- scholarLearned, studious person
scholarly work · Church Father · monk · hermit · desert · lion · skull · penance · cardinal · red robes · doctor · Church · patron saint · scribe · manuscripts · Bethlehem · cave · wilderness
- Parish NamesSt. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. John, St. Peter
- Christian Asceticshermit, anchorite, anchoress, eremite, cenobite
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
St. Jeromehedonist
Seeker of sensual satisfaction
sybarite · worldling · courtier · Epicurus · sensualist
St. JeromeErasmus
Dutch Renaissance humanist
peacemaker · conciliator · meek · peacemakers · gentle soul