Jerome

Veronese (Accademia) (link)

Feast Day September 30

Patron of Translators, Librarians, Biblical Scholars, Students

Situations Scholarly Work, Scripture Study, Translation

Professions Archaeologists, Biblical Scholars, Librarians, Translators

Saint Jerome was a priest, theologian, and historian, best known for translating the Bible into Latin — the Vulgate — which became the standard text of the Catholic Church for over a millennium. Born around 347, he was renowned for his scholarship and his fiery temperament. He lived as a hermit in the Syrian desert and later settled in Bethlehem.