Feast Day: | September 30 |
Born: |
340-342, Stridon, on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia |
Died: | 420, Bethlehem, Judea |
Major Shrine: | Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome, Italy |
Patron of: | archeologists; archivists; Bible scholars; librarians; libraries; schoolchildren; students; translators |