Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome)
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Stridon is the ancient town in the Roman province of Dalmatia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Saint Jerome, the influential early Christian scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stridon | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
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birthplace ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latin Church Fathers
NERFINISHED
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Saint Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCenturyOfNotableResident | 4th century ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Dalmatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | exact location unknown ⓘ |
| describedAs | civitas in the Roman province of Dalmatia ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Gothic invasions ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 4th century ⓘ |
| era | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman provincial administration of Dalmatia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | town on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUncertainty | location and archaeological remains not securely identified ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | likely of Illyrian origin ⓘ |
| hasUncertainIdentification | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
De viris illustribus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerome’s letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | lost town ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedPerson |
Paula of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Damasus I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedWork | Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Roman province of Dalmatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the traditional birthplace of Saint Jerome ⓘ |
| notableResident | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Illyricum (Roman administrative region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleLocationRegion |
border area between Dalmatia and Pannonia
ⓘ
modern Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Croatia ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier area of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | Christian pilgrimage interest ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact site and regional attribution ⓘ |
| significanceInChristianity | birthplace of the translator of the Vulgate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| traditionalBirthplaceOf | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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