St. Jerome Historical Figure Nationality: Roman Empire Religion: Catholicism Date of Birth: C. 347 Date of Death: 420 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Theologian, Priest Turtledove Appearances: Gunpowder Empire POD: 12 BC Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

St. Jerome (c. 347-420) was a Catholic preist from the region of Illyria in the Roman Empire. An prolific writer and theologian, Jerome is probably best remebered for translating the Bible in Latin.

He is venerated by Christianity generally, and is a saint in the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican denominations.

St. Jerome in Gunpowder EmpireEdit

As St. Jerome never existed in the Agrippan Rome alternate, the task of translating the Bible fell to others, which contributed to the differences between the Bible of that world and the one of the home timeline.^[1]

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