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What conditions did St. Jerome set before accepting ordination as a priest?
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St. Jerome
Saint Jerome, oil on canvas by JosĆ© de Ribera (Jusepe de Ribera, Lo Spagnoletto), c. 1638ā40; in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
When St. Jerome was asked to be ordained by Bishop Paulinus in Antioch in 378, he accepted only after setting two specific conditions:
- That his monastic aspirations would not be prejudiced.
- That priestly functions would not be forced upon him.1