Jerome - Select Letters Do the sufferings of martyrs

Do the sufferings of martyrs and confessors sometimes supersede the normal order

has entered so deeply into the minds and hearts of all men living today

From the end of the second century comes this delightful spiritual poem

Eustathius

Jerome - Select Letters Do the sufferings of martyrsFrom the Loeb Classical Library; Latin and English text on facing pages. The Woman Struck by Seven Swords, Family Affairs, the Ascetic Life, the Virgin's Profession, A Good Woman, Onasus the Windbag, The Country Life, a Letter of Thanks, Innocent Friendships, a Clergyman's Duties, Widows, a Letter of Consolation, a Girl's Education, Dangerous Friendships, Good and Bad Monks, Marcella and the Sack of Rome, and Feminine Training much food for thought