St. Jerome: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sophronius • Eusebius Hieronymus
Born	c.347
Died	419 or 420 • Bethlehem
Subjects Of Study	monasticism

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Painting by Giovanni Bellini showing Saint Jerome seated in a rocky cave, reading a book, with a distant landscape and ruins visible in the background.

Painting by Francisco de Zurbaran showing Saint Jerome seated and gesturing while holding a book, with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium dressed in religious habits, listening attentively.

Engraving by Jacopo de' Barbari showing Saint Jerome, draped in cloth, seated at a desk and writing in a book with a quill.

Antonio da Fabriano II: Saint Jerome in His Study

Fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio showing Saint Jerome with a white beard and red robe, seated at a desk writing in his study, surrounded by books and scholarly objects.

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