He was one of the first four men named Doctors of the Church. He created a Latin translation of the Bible used by Catholics since the fourth century. His extensive writings—commentaries, letters, and essays—influenced Christian thought during his lifetime and long afterward.
But Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, now known to the world as Saint Jerome of Stridon (347-420), was also considered a bit of a curmudgeon by his contemporaries. He was notoriously thin-skinned about criticisms of his work and publicly lost a friendship over a theological dispute. He had a witty, biting tongue, and he knew how to use it. He wrote a collection of biographies about the most famous men of his time, and he included himself on that list.
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