Born at Stridon, a town on the confines of Dalmatia and Pannonia, about the year 340-2; died at Bethlehem, 30 September, 420.
He translated the bible into the Latin vulgate, that is, the Latin which the common people spoke. In this way he opened the Word of God to ordinary people. He said: "Ignorance of the Bible is ignorance of Christ."
He left everything and retired to Bethlehem and lived a monastic life. Once Jesus appeared to him and said: "Jerome, surrender to me everything." He replied, "But Lord, I have surrendered everything to you." But Jesus insisted, "Jerome, surrender to me even your sins."
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