A Roman Mystery: The Lost Tomb of St. Jerome

[Michie]

Here’s an oldie post for this Feast of St. Jerome.

If there have to be reality TV shows or treasure hunt movies, I propose finding the tomb of St. Jerome (+420) in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.

I may write a novel! It would have vampires, I think, and maybe the Mossad.

I have posted something in the past about Jerome’s burial place. Here it is again.

This is an interesting story and I dug into it a little. This is what I found.

We read in J.N.D. Kelly’s work Jerome: His Life, Writings, and Controversies (Duckworth, 1975, p. 333 – emphasis mine US HERE) :

Apocryphal lives extolling [Jerome’s] sanctity, even his miracles,

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A Roman Mystery: The Lost Tomb of St. Jerome

Here's an oldie post for this Feast of St. Jerome. If there have to be reality TV shows or treasure hunt movies, I propose finding the tomb of St. Jerome (+420) in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. I may write a novel! It would have vampires, I think, and maybe the Mossad. I have

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[Michie]

<i>The Communion of St Jerome</i> by Domenichino

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