Eustochium

Also known as Eustochium Julia, Eustochia Julia

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.

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Born: 370
Died: 419
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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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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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date of birth: 0368-01-01
date of death: 0420-09-28
Commons category: Eustochium

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==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.