The Life of Saint Jerome: The Great Doctor of the Church

By Mariana Montiero and Hermenegild

The venerable monks of the Order of St. Jerome in Madrid in 1853, desirous of preserving this valuable work on the Life of St. Jerome, written by a monk universally considered as one of the most brilliant classical writers of Spain, both for purity of style and grandeur of diction, decided upon publishing a new edition.The work is divided into Six Books, comprising the Seven Ages of Man. The original was published in 1595, and formed a work of some 580 pages of about 400 words. The new edition, of which the present issue is a translation, was brought out with two short discourses by Fray Juan Gonzalez on the learned author, an epitome of which I proceed to give in English, in order to afford the reader some idea of the Spanish writer of the renowned Life of Saint Jerome.This history, or life of St. Jerome, is a masterpiece in more senses than one; and in our epoch, when everyone writes, and the greater number do so in a flippant manner, it appears to me, that the Jeromite Fathers have rendered a signal service to science and letters, to reprint his grand work at their expense; a work which has long been sought after by all erudite men who love the literature of Spain. I t is this work which I have translated, that my humble efforts may make it known to the English-speaking races, who appreciate all that is grand and noble, and true of all nations, and even give them an honoured place in their libraries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489568905
• ISBN13: 9781489568908
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 698 Pages
• Weight: 2.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.6" x 6.0"