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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.
During his youth in Rome, St. Jerome studied grammar, rhetoric, and philosophy.1
As a dedicated scholar with a deep appreciation for Latin literature, he also spent time visiting the catacombs during this period of his education.1