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Saint Jerome’s letters constitute one of the most notable collections in Latin literature. They are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth and fifth centuries. They also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time. Born Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome traveled extensively, studying rhetoric, philosophy, history,...

Hilarii libros inoffenso decurrat pede. Illorum tractatibus, illorum delectetur ingeniis, in quorum libris pietas fidei non vacillet; ceteros sic legat, ut magis iudicet quam sequatur. 13. Respondebis: ‘Quomodo haec omnia mulier saecularis in tanta frequentia hominum Romae custodire potero?’ Noli ergo subire onus, quod ferre non potes, sed, postquam ablactaveris eam cum Isaac et vestieris cum Samuhele, mitte aviae et amitae. Redde pretiosissimam gemmam cubiculo Mariae, et cunis Iesu vagientis inpone.
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