Doctor of the Church
Saint Jerome
Priest · Doctor of the Church — Doctor of Biblical Science · Feast September 30
Saint Jerome, Doctor of Biblical Science, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Jerome (c. 347-420), priest and scholar, translated the Scriptures into Latin (the Vulgate) and wrote extensive biblical commentaries from his monastery in Bethlehem. One of the four original Latin Doctors of the Church, confirmed by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298.
Summary
Saint Jerome, Doctor of Biblical Science, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Doctor of Biblical Science
Feast day
September 30
Feast month
9
Ecclesial role
priest
Feast day of month
30