An edition of The life of Saint Jerome
(1907)
The life of Saint Jerome
in six books from the original Spanish of the Reverend Father Fray José de Sigüenza, professed monk of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo, Madrid, 1595
by José de Sigüenza
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CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST
FIRST AND SECOND AGES — INFANCY AND PUBERTY
Proem 3
DISCOURSE THE FIRST
On the Birthplace, Parentage, and Name of St. Jerome 10
DISCOURSE THE SECOND
The Parents of St. Jerome send him to Rome to pursue his Studies — What these Studies were, and what the Saint did 23
DISCOURSE THE THIRD
The Baptism of St. Jerome in Rome — The reason why Baptism was deferred 39
DISCOURSE THE FOURTH
On the Purity and the Virginity which St. Jerome preserved during his Life 53
BOOK THE SECOND
THIRD AGE — ADOLESCENCE
Proem 73
After St. Jerome had received the Sacrament of Baptism he departed to France, to visit the learned men there and to prosecute his studies — he enters a desert with Bonosus 78
St. Jerome returns from France — He seeks Entrance into a Profession — here is declared what it is to enter into the Profession of the Church; and what was the Monastic State in former Times 93
St. Jerome declares to his Parents and Friends his Resolution of becoming a monk — here is stated the Place selected for carrying out his Purpose 114
On the first Journey which St. Jerome undertook to the Holy Land — The various Places he visited previous to entering the desert 130
DISCOURSE THE FIFTH
St. Jerome goes to dwell in the Desert — What manner of Life he led there — The great Penances he Performed 143
BOOK THE THIRD
FOURTH AGE — YOUTH
Proem 163
St. Jerome commences in the Desert the Study of Hebrew 166
St. Jerome suffers many Temptations in the Desert — He is Punished by God in an Extraordinary Vision 177
Satan persecutes St. Jerome in the Desert by means of Heretics until he forces him to quit it 190
St. Jerome dwells in Antioch — Is ordained Priest by the Patriarch Paulinus — Becomes a Disciple of Apollinaris — Proceeds to Constantinople to study under St. Gregory Nazianzen — St. Jerome returns to Palestine — He corresponds with St. Damasus 207
St. Jerome returns to Rome; assists Pope Damasus in All Affairs of the Church 224
DISCOURSE THE SIXTH
St. Jerome a Cardinal — The antiquity of this Dignity is proved — Herein is declared the Name and Office 239
BOOK THE FOURTH
FIFTH AGE — MANHOOD, VIRILITY
Proem 255
St. Jerome establishes the Order of the Divine Worship in Rome, and draws up the holy Ceremonies of the Church — He prescribes the Alleluia to be sung in the Roman Liturgy 259
St. Jerome prescribes the Offices of the Church, the Formulary of the Prayers, and the Rite of holy Mass 271
St. Jerome translates the Holy Scriptures at the Petition of St. Damasus, with especial reference to the Psalms — The Translation of the Septuagint is here considered 292
Motives which urged St. Jerome to undertake the translation of the Scriptures into Latin from the Hebrew Text — The Truth and Fulness of the Text — Proofs are brought forward that the Vulgate Translation is St. Jerome's 322
St. Jerome translates the Sacred Scriptures into Slavonic — He arranges the Divine Office 336
The Life led by St. Jerome in Rome — The Exercises he practised — What Effects his Words and Example produced 346
DISCOURSE THE SEVENTH
Continuation of the Life and Labours of St. Jerome in Rome — Information is afforded respecting some Works he composed 363
DISCOURSE THE EIGHTH
St. Jerome is persecuted in Rome — False Testimonies raised against him — Quits Rome for the Holy Land 374
DISCOURSE THE NINTH
The Journey of St. Jerome from Rome to the Holy Land 388
DISCOURSE THE TENTH
St. Jerome goes from Jerusalem to Egypt — Proceeds to the Deserts of Nitria — Visits the holy Monks dwelling there — Paula arrives at Bethlehem 399
DISCOURSE THE ELEVENTH
St. Paula builds four Monasteries in Bethlehem and St. Jerome one — He washes the Feet of the Pilgrims 408
DISCOURSE THE TWELFTH
What St. Jerome effected during the First Years of his Residence in Bethlehem 418
BOOK THE FIFTH
SIXTH AGE — SENESCENCE
Proem 427
St. Jerome quits Bethlehem for Alexandria to converse with Didymus 431
St. Jerome seeks a Hebrew Preceptor in order to perfect Himself In The Language 437
On some of the pious Labours which St. Jerome undertook from the Hebrew to enrich the Church 445
St. Jerome diligently visits the whole of the Holy Land With The Object Of Understanding The Chronicles, And The Other Books Of The Sacred Scriptures 453
St. Jerome composed a Martyrology — The Reason for Writing Martyrologies In The Church 459
Of the many Treatises and Epistles which St. Jerome wrote at the Petition of various Persons whilst in Bethlehem 470
The Narrative is continued of the literary documents Left by St. Jerome in the Church; made chiefly at the Petition of pious Persons 489
Account of what happened to St. Jerome with a Lion in the Bethlehem Monastery — Ordination of his Brother Paulinus — Disputes that arise between St. Jerome and John of Jerusalem 510
Disputes arise between our holy Doctor, St. Jerome, and Rufinus — Causes of the same 535
Death of the saintly Matron Paula 557
Serious but pious Controversies arise between St. Jerome and St. Augustine — The end of these Contentions 571
BOOK THE SIXTH
SEVENTH AGE — DECREPITUDE
Proem 603
St. Jerome writes Commentaries on the Prophets Daniel and Isaiah — He is stricken by a severe Illness 609
By reason of the entry of Alaric into Rome, many Romans Resorted To St. Jerome At Bethlehem — He Writes The Commentaries on Ezechibl and Jeremias — He also writes other Works — Death of the holy Virgin Eustochium 623
The Passing Away and Death of the glorious Doctor, St. Jerome 646
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