On Illustrious Men (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Often cited as a source of biographical information on ancient Christian authors, On Illustrious Men provides St. Jerome's personal evaluations of his forebears and contemporaries, as well as catalogs of patristic writings known to him. Heterodox writers and certain respected non-Christians (Seneca, Josephus, and Philo) are included in this parade of luminaries, which begins with the apostles and concludes with St. Jerome himself and a list of his own works prior to 393, the year in which On Illustrious Men was composed.St. Jerome produced this work in his monastery at Bethlehem, to wh...
ISBN(s)
0813201004, 9780813201009
