St. Jerome was born about 342 in Stridon (possibly modern day Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina). Later he studied in Rome, where he was Baptised. St. Jerome lived for some years as a hermit in the Syrian desert. He was called to Antioch and Ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop Paulinus. He lived in Constantinople and then in Rome, preaching asceticism, and studying. Eventually St. Jerome settled in Bethlehem, where he was head of the monastery and devoted himself to study. St. Jerome’s scholarship was unparalleled in the early Church. St. Jerome translated the Bible from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek into Latin (the Vulgate), wrote biblical commentaries, and other works. He fought against the heresies of Arianism, Pelagianism and Neoplatonism. Why him? St. Jerome is patron of librarians and students