Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- St. Jerome, priest and Doctor of the Church
- Gregory the Illuminator, bishop;
- Honorius of Canterbury, bishop;
- Simon and Crepy
Jerome (died 420): at Bethlehem; from Dalmatia; devoted
monk and ascetic; wrote numerous commentaries on the Bible and authored Latin ("Vulgate") translation of the Bible; one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church; patron of scripture scholars. Learn more
St. Jerome is also a Father of the Church. The Fathers of the Church are the Pillars of the Church. They belong either to the Latin Church or the Greek Church. St. Jerome is a Latin Father of the Church. Learn more details of the Church Fathers.
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