Saint Jerome

Jerome (commonly called Saint Jerome) in the fourth century; he translated directly from the Hebrew and other Arabic languages into Latin, then the language of the Empire.

Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877

By this time, Saint Jerome had translated the Bible from Ancient Greek and Hebrew, as well as Aramaic and Old Latin, into one linguistically consistent sacred text in Medieval Latin, further solidifying the centrality of the language throughout the Christian Middle Ages.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

By this time, Saint Jerome had translated the Bible from Ancient Greek and Hebrew, as well as Aramaic and Old Latin, into one linguistically consistent sacred text in Medieval Latin, further solidifying the centrality of the language throughout the Christian Middle Ages.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

He was three years younger than his master, born a slave, but long outlived him, surviving—according to Saint Jerome—until he reached his hundredth year.

CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

He also produced an edition of the works of Saint Jerome,and a biography of the Saint

A Rare Theme 2009

As few other artists, he can make the viewer imagine in vivid detail the experience of the figures portrayed — whether the sensual fulfillment of a young woman such as Danaë or the spiritual anxiety of an old man such as Saint Jerome in the Wilderness.

Venice: The Masters in Boston Butterfield, Andrew 2009

A photo of Haseltine faces a full-page painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio of Saint Jerome, who was known not only for his ambition, hard work and famous library but also for his sometimes abrupt manner.

The Gold Rush 2008

Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius, better known today as Saint Jerome, was born sometime between 340 and 347 AD in Stridon, which is located on the Italian side of the modern Italian-Croatian border.

Happy St. Jerome Day! « Musings from an overworked translator 2008

Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius, better known today as Saint Jerome, was born sometime between 340 and 347 AD in Stridon, which is located on the Italian side of the modern Italian-Croatian border.

2008 September « Musings from an overworked translator 2008

It was of this rabble that Saint Jerome was thinking, no doubt, and of all these poor people and all these vagabonds and all these miserable people whence sprang the apostles and the martyrs, when he uttered this mysterious saying: “Fex urbis, lex orbis,” — the dregs of the city, the law of the earth.

Les Miserables 2008