medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Paula (d. 404) Paula was a Roman noblewoman. She married and had
> five kids. When she was widowed, P. renounced the world and took to
> helping the poor. She became one of St. Jerome's groupies and
> eventually settled in Bethlehem with him. She became Jerome's
> closest confidante and assistant, helping him with his Bible work
> besides caring for him and building a large number of churches.
> She's the patron saint of widows.
Dear list members
Only yesterday I was reminded that Paula was Jerome's patroness - as
Melania was for Rufinus.
Paula was buried in the Chruch of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Next to
her would be Eustochium, her daughter, and Jerome himself.
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Eliana Corbari,Theology & Religious Studies
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