Sophronius (theologian) explained

Sophronius (;) was a Christian theologian and translator of the late 4th century AD, a friend of Jerome.^{[1] [2] [3]} In Jerome's De viris illustribus, he writes that Sophronius wrote "In praise of Bethlehem," which was Jerome's hometown; it is believed that Sophronius was a native speaker of Greek and that he also lived in Bethlehem as part of Jerome's learned community. He also wrote:

• On the overthrow of Serapis, referring to the Graeco-Egyptian god Serapis whose worship was displaced by Christianity
• To Eustachius On Virginity (perhaps to Eustathius of Antioch, a zealous critic of Arianism)
• Life of Hilarion the monk, a hagiography of Hilarion (291–371)^[4]

He also translated some of Jerome's work into Greek.^[4] Jerome dedicated his Latin Psalters to Sophronius.^[5]

Notes and References

1. On Illustrious Men (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 100). SAINT JEROME. HALTON, THOMAS P.. 1999. JSTOR. 10.2307/j.ctt2853x3.
2. Web site: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. III: Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious Men.: Sophronius. | St-Takla.org. st-takla.org.
3. A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines: Being a Continuation of "The Dictionary of the Bible". (1877:29). United Kingdom: J. Murray.
4. Web site: SermonIndex.net Audio Sermons - Sermon Index. SermonIndex.net.
5. Williams, M. H. (2006:87). The Monk and the Book: Jerome and the Making of Christian Scholarship. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press.