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When did St. Jerome settle permanently in Bethlehem?

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José de Ribera: Saint Jerome — St. Jerome *Saint Jerome*, oil on canvas by José de Ribera (Jusepe de Ribera, Lo Spagnoletto), c. 1638–40; in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

St. Jerome settled permanently in Bethlehem in the summer of 386. Following his departure from Rome in August 385 and a subsequent pilgrimage through Palestine and Egypt, he established his residence there, where he remained—aside from brief journeys—until his death.1