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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’s feast day is celebrated on September 30.1
As a Christian scholar and one of the Latin Fathers, he is widely recognized for his Latin translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate. Due to the significance of his theological contributions, he has been designated a doctor of the church.12