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.

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instanceOf ancient town
birthplace
settlement
associatedWith Latin Church Fathers NERFINISHED
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
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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Relics of Saint Jerome linkedToPlaceOfOrigin Stridon (traditional birthplace of Jerome)