Jerome

Saint Jerome of Stridon, born in the fourth century, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and Church Father.

Quotes

 * “... If it is expedient to hate any men and to loathe any race, I have a strange dislike for those of the circumcision. For up to the present day, they [Jews] persecute our Lord Jesus Christ in the synagogues of Satan. ...”, Jerome, letter to Pammachius and Oceanus.


 * “... they [Jews] have been accustomed to practice in the synagogues of Satan ...”, Jerome, letter to Augustine.


 * “... Jewish ceremonies are to Christians both hurtful and fatal; and that whoever observes them, whether he be Jew or Gentile originally, is cast into the pit of perdition.  ...”, Jerome, letter to Augustine.


 * “... Christ is saying: ‘Judas betrayed me, the Jews persecuted and crucified me and thought that they were doing away with me unto the end, ...”, Jerome.


 * “... Judas is cursed, that in Judas the Jews may be accursed ...”, Jerome.


 * “... their [Jews] prayers turn into sins ...”, Jerome.


 * “Holding fast to their ancient anger and violence, still today under the name of Nazarenes, the Jews in their synagogues blaspheme the Christian flock: and while they slay us, they will their own destruction in the eternal fire.”, Jerome.


 * “If Judas sinned when he betrayed the blood of the savior, how much more did the Jews sin who demanded Christ's blood, and offering a price for it, enticed Judas, the disciple, to betray his Lord?”, Jerome.


 * “... My [Jesus Christ] enemies are the Jews; they have conspired in hatred against me, crucified me, heaped evils of all kinds upon me, blasphemed me. ...”, Jerome.