St Jerome Research Paper

Saint Jerome

Much like Saint Paul, Jerome’s sainthood began with a miracle from God. Born around 347 AD in a city called Stridon, Jerome began his high-achieving, 70 year life of devotion to God. He wasn’t baptized until he was around 15-20 years old, which goes to show that God can come into our lives at any time. This happened when he converted to Christianity in Rome. He was in Rome with a friend, Bonosus, to study rhetoric and philosophy. In Rome, he learned to speak Latin fluently, and learned a bit of Greek.

He left Rome to go on a journey in 373 AD. With a few friends, he went on a pilgrimage through Asia Minor to Syria. During the trip, illness struck their group. Two of his companions died of diseases. Jerome did was not able to avoid illness, as he became very sick many times, most of them life-threatening. During one of his illnesses, he had a vision of John the Baptist, Mary and her child, Jesus. This was a major turning point in his life.

Saint Jerome had a huge influence in religious art. One of the most famous paintings depicts his vision of John the Baptist, the mother Mary, and the child Jesus. It was painted by Parmigianino and named “The vision of Jerome.” His vision was a major event in Jerome’s life and in church history. Parmigianino, whose real name is

Saint Jerome also has a very similar story to Saint Paul, which was my thesis. Saint Paul started off as a nonbeliever, but that all changed when Jesus appeared to him in a vision. Miracles like that changed the lives of many people throughout history, the majority of them ended up as saints. God specifically chose these people to do his work on Earth. God gave Jerome the gifts of perseverance, patience, and literary excellence. God had a plan for him. He carried out that plan and changed the religious world