Hail Mary
St. Jerome
A quotation
“Even while living in the world,
the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men
that no one ever suffered so much for their own pains,
as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.”
- Saint Jerome
Who is St. Jerome?
The St. Jerome Parish website provides us a historical account of St. Jerome who is the ‘Patron Saint of Librarians’:
Saint Jerome was born in Strido, Dalmatia (Croatia) in 347. After being educated by his father, he was sent to Rome where
he studied classical literature and rhetoric. While there, he was baptized by Pope Liberius in 366.While in Rome, he eagerly studied Greek, Latin, history and philosophy and built his own library diligently copying most of the works he read. Being versatile, he also enjoyed others in games and spectacles. Leaving Rome is his early twenties he traveled to Trier in Gaul and transcribed the works of St. Hilary. After returning to Aquileia, he continued his theological studies.
About 373, he made a pilgrimage to the east…
