Saint Jerome.
Series: The fathers for English readers
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: 1879
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I. A.D. 346-363.; title: Birth and Education of Jerome Page 1; title: The city of Aquileia — The village of Strido — Jerome bom there, A.D. 346 — Of Dalmatian race, of Christian family — Sketch of political and ecclesiastical history during the period of his boyhood.; title: CHAPTER II. A.D. 363.; title: Rome in the Fourth Century 5; title: Its architectural splendour — Its political decadence — no longer the seat of empire, but still inhabited by the great ancient families — Its wealth and luxury — The worship of the Gods of ancient Rome still maintained in splendour, but the Church numerous and powerful — Description of the city : the Campagna, the tombs, the suburbs, the streets, the Forum, the population.; title: CHAPTER III. A.D. 363-367.; title: Student Life in Rome 12; title: The organization of the Roman schools — The course of study — Student life — Holiday visits to the tombs of the martyrs — Contest between Damasus and Ursicinus for the See of Rome — Storming of the Basilica of Sicinius — Riots — Punishments — Election of Damasus confirmed — Jerome goes to Treves — His "conversion" — Returns to Rome.; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Patrician Devotees of Rome Page 20; title: Development of Asceticism in the Church — Antony, Pachomius, Macarius, Ammon, Hilarion — Athanasius visits Rome, with Ammon and Isidore — Their ascetic teaching — Its acceptance among the noble ladies of Rome — Opposition of the Pagan nobles, of the clergy, of the people — Parallel with our own time — Apology of asceticism — The ladies of the school of the Aventine Mount : Eutropia, Abutera, Sperantia, Marcella, Sophronia,Asella, Furia, Fabiola, Marcellina, Felicitas, Melania — Jerome's name connected with that of Melania — Melania leaves Rome for the East.; title: CHAPTER V. A.D. 367 - 373.; title: Jerome embraces the Ascetic Life 30; title: Jerome returns from Rome to Aquileia — Embraces the ascetic life with Paulinian, Bonosus, Rufinus, Heliodorus, Chromatius, Eusebius, Jovinus, Innocentius, Nicias, Hylas. Jerome and Paulinian retire to Strido — Dispute with the bishop — Seek solitude in the country — Return to Aquileia — Jerome and his friends set out with Evagrius for the East.; title: CHAPTER VI. A.D. 373-378.; title: Antioch and the Desert of Chalcis 34; title: Site of Antioch — Description of the city — Historical interest of its church — Divisions in the Church of Antioch between the. parties of Meletius, Paulinus, Euzoius — Story of Malchus the hermit — Jerome retires to the desert of Chalcis — Description of the desert — Letter to Heliodorus — The bright side of the ascetic life — Its dark side — His studies in the desert — His vision of Judgment — Affairs of the Church of Antioch — Doctrinal dispute on the use of ousia and hypostasis — Apollinarian heresy — Further schisms The controversies taken up by the hermits of the desert — Jerome disturbed by them — Quits the desert, and returns to Antioch — Ordained priest under protest — Probable visit to Palestine — Goes to Constantinople.; title: CHAPTER VII. A.D. 379-382.; title: New Rome Page 53; title: Site of Constantinople — Description of the city — The growth of its Church — The East distracted by the Arian heresy, while the West had peace — Accession of Theodosius — Mission of Gregory of Nazianzura to Constantinople — Elected to the See — Maximus intruded into the See by the Alexandrians — Council of Constantinople, April, 381 A.D. — Its proceedings — Council summoned at Rome — Eastern bishops decline to attend — Jerome appointed secretary of the Council — Its proceedings.; title: CHAPTER VIII. A.D. 382-385.; title: The Secretary of the Roman See 68; title: Damasus appoints Jerome secretary of the See —; title: His confidence in him — Invites him to revise the Latin version of the Gospels — History of the Latin Bible — First translated in Africa — The old Latin version revised in North Italy — The Italic version — Texts had become corrupt — Jerome's revision.; title: CHAPTER IX. A.D. 382-385.; title: The Spiritual Director 73; title: Jerome's ascetic teaching — Present state of the Ascetic school in Rome — Marcella and Albina — Pammachius, Oceanus, Marcellinus, Domnion, Paula and her daughters — Blesilla's conversion ; becomes a Church-widow — Jerome's defence of her — Satirizes the Pagan society of Rome.; title: CHAPTER X. A.D. 382-385.; title: The Controversy with Helvidius and Jovinian 81; title: Helvidius writes a book against Jerome — Jerome replies — His defence of virginity — Sketch of domestic manners — Jovinian writes a book against Jerome — Jerome's reply.; title: CHAPTER XI. A.D. 382-385.; title: The Mirror of the Clergy 89; title: Character of the Roman clergy : greed, wealth, and luxury — Eustochium becomes a Church- virgin — Jerome's letter to her — A treatise on Church-virgin- hood — Satirizes the Christian society of Rome — Replies to Onasus of Segeste.; title: CHAPTER XII. A.D. 384.; title: The Death of Blesilla 107; title: Death of Blesilla — Her funeral — The popular demonstration against asceticism — Jerome's letter to Paula on the death of Blesilla.; title: CHAPTER XIII. A.D. 385.; title: Jerome's Defence 114; title: Death of Damasus — Siricius elected to the See — Jerome's disappointment on not being elected — His friendship with Paula — Public scandal — They resolve to quit Rome and go to the East — Jerome's defence — He sails for Antioch.; title: CHAPTER XIV. A.D. 385.; title: The Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 122; title: Paula and Eustochium quit Rome — Visit Cyprus — Are entertained by Epiphanius — Arrive at Antioch — Jerome's party and Paula's party join company, and proceed to the Holy Land — Description of the country, of Jerusalem — Visits to the holy places, to Bethlehem, to Egypt.; title: CHAPTER XV. A.D. 385.; title: Egypt 128; title: Site of Alexandria — Description of the city — Its church — Theophilus the bishop — Didymus the master of the schools.; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The Fathers or the Desert 133; title: Description of the desert — The Nitrian Mountain, its 'monastery, its cells — -Of the valley of Scete, its monastery — The monastic life — Visits to the hermits — The eremitical life — Serapion — Pambon — Return to Bethlehem.; title: CHAPTER XVII. A.D. 386-389. Bethlehem 141; title: Si te an d description of the city — The Khan of Chimham — The cave of the Nativity — The Basilica of Constantine — Jerome and Paula settle at Bethlehem, purchase land and build monasteries — Jerome's plan of life — Opens a school — His Hebrew studies — Share of Paula and Eustochium in his studies and works — His replies to his detractors.; title: CHAPTER XVIII. A.D. 389.; title: Life in the Convents of Bethlehem Page 154 Description of the monasteries — The mode of life of the nuns — Of the monks — Paula and Eustochium's letter to Marcella, describing Bethlehem and their life — Jerome's postscript.; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: His Literary Works 163; title: Commentaries on the Old and New Testaments — Controversial works — Treatises on the ascetic life — Letters — Funeral Orations — Translations of the Old and New Testaments — Value of the Vulgate Bible —; title: Its gradual acceptance in the Church.; title: CHAPTER XX. A.D. 395.; title: The Origenistic Controversy 172; title: Ecclesiastical rank of the Church of Jerusalem — Intercourse between Jerusalem and Bethlehem — Writings and character of Origen — Revived controversy about his orthodoxy ; begun in Egypt, spreads to Palestine — Epiphanius preaches in Jerusalem against Origenism — John the bishop replies — A schism arises — Jerome and his communities take the side of Epiphanius — John lays the communities of Bethlehem under interdict — Interposition of Theophilus of Alexandria — Theophilus's change of policy — Reconciliation of communities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem — Quarrel of Theophilus and Epiphanius with Chrysostom — Jerome on the side of Theophilus.; title: CHAPTER XXI. A.D. 395.; title: The Visit of Fabiola 185; title: Cosmopolitanism of this period — Multitude of pilgrims to the Holy Land — Visit of Fabiola — Alarm of the invasion of the Huns — Fabiola's case considered — Jerome's reply — Her penance.; title: CHAPTER XXII. A.D. 395-404.; title: The Apologia in Rufinum 191; title: Rufinus in Rome, teaches Origenism — Rufinus attacks Jerome — Jerome replies — Vigilantius writes against Jerome — His reply — Death of Nepotian.; title: CHAPTER XXIII. A.D. 397-403.; title: The Death of Paula 199; title: The death of Paulina — Her funeral — Conversion of Toxotius — Birth of Paula junior — Jerome's letter on her education — Sickness of Paula — Her death and funeral — Her epitaph.; title: CHAPTER XXIV. A.D. 395-407.; title: The Controversy with Augustine 21; title: Jerome's relations with great Churchmen — Augustine writes two letters against Jerome — Jerome's replies — The controversy on Paul's rebuke of Peter.; title: CHAPTER XXV. A.D. 406-418.; title: The Fall of Rome. — Fugitives at Bethlehem 221; title: The invasion of the barbarians — The sack of Rome by Alaric — Fate of the fugitives — The scandal of Deacon Sabinianus — Pelagius, his heresy — Acquitted at Jerusalem and Caesarea — Attack on the Bethlehem monasteries — Death of Eustochium.; title: CHAPTER XXVI. A.D. 418-420.; title: The Death of Jerome 229; title: He had survived his friends — His sickness — His death — His tomb.