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Against Jovinianus
A vigorous reply to Jovinian on marriage, virginity, and whether all sins are equal.
Against the Pelagians
A dialogue on grace and human ability, arguing that no one is sinless apart from God's help.
Against Vigilantius
A sharp answer to Vigilantius on relics, vigils, and the honour paid to the martyrs.
Jerome's Apology for Himself Against the Books of Rufinus
Jerome's reply in the Origenist dispute, defending his translations and his own good faith.
Lives of Illustrious Men
Short notices of Christian writers from Peter to Jerome's own day, the first history of Christian literature.
Prefaces
The prefaces Jerome wrote for his biblical translations, explaining his method book by book.
The Dialogue Against the Luciferians
A dialogue on whether those baptized in schism must be rebaptized, arguing for their reception.
The Letters of St. Jerome
Letters of counsel, scholarship, friendship, and grief, among the liveliest ever written by a scholar.
The Life of Malchus, the Captive Monk
The story of a monk carried off by raiders, and of how he kept his vows in captivity.
The Life of Paulus the First Hermit
The life of the hermit Jerome believed to be the first, told with warmth and a touch of legend.
The Life of S. Hilarion
The life of Hilarion, who carried the desert life from Egypt into Palestine.
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary
An argument from Scripture for Mary's perpetual virginity, written against Helvidius.
To Pammachius against John of Jerusalem
A letter in the Origenist controversy, setting out Jerome's case against the bishop of Jerusalem.