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When was St. Jerome ordained as a priest?

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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 was ordained as a priest in 378. He accepted the ordination by Bishop Paulinus on the conditions that his monastic aspirations would not be compromised and that he would not be forced to perform priestly functions.1