Eustochium
Sign in to saveEustochium (c. 368 – September 28, 419 or 420), born Eustochium Julia at Rome, was a high-ranking member of the community, specifically the Julian clan. Eustochium was a fourth-century noblewoman and consecrated virgin, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Guided by the teachings of Jerome, Eustochium practiced asceticism and committed her life to perpetual celibacy.
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- Born
- 370
- Died
- 419
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Lepistola q̃ Sent Geronim trames a Sancta Eustoxi, filla d'Sãcta Paula
- The letter of Paula and Eustochium to Marcella
- Epistola di S. Girolamo ad Eustochio volgarizzamento antico secondo la lezione di un codice ...
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Eustochium
- Saint.birth_date
- c. 368
- Saint.death_date
- c. 419 or 420
- Saint.feast_day
- 28 September
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Catholic ChurchesAnglican Communion
- Saint.image
- Valdes leal-santa eustoquio.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 260px
- Saint.caption
- Saint Eustochium by Juan de Valdés Leal
- Saint.birth_place
- Rome
- Saint.death_place
- Bethlehem
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 368
- Died
- 28 September 420
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giulia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Bethlehem
- Mother
- Paula of Rome
- Occupation
- translator
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Francisco de Zurbarán 043.jpg
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Eustochium (c. 368 – September 28, 419 or 420), born Eustochium Julia at Rome, was a high-ranking member of the community, specifically the Julian clan. Eustochium was a fourth-century noblewoman and consecrated virgin, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Guided by the teachings of Jerome, Eustochium practiced asceticism and committed her life to perpetual celibacy.
==Biography== Eustochium was the daughter of Paula of Rome and the third of four daughters of the Roman Senator Toxotius, for whom Saint Jerome made a number of disputable claims of ancestry. Jerome was a church father in early Christian history who is well known for translating the Holy Bible into Latin and encouraging the practice of asceticism. After the death of her husband around 380, Paula and her daughter Eustochium lived in Rome as austere a life as the fathers of the desert. Eustochium had three sisters, Blaesilla, Paulina, and Rufina, and a brother, Toxotius.