The Slavic Letters of St. Jerome The History of the Legend and Its Legacy, or, How the Translator of the Vulgate Became an Apostle of the Slavs |
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| Author:
| Verkholantsev, Julia |
| Series title: | NIU Series in Orthodox Christian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87580-485-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Imprint: | Northern Illinois University Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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The Slavic Letters of St. Jerome is the first book-length study of the medieval legend that Church Father and biblical translator St. Jerome was a Slav who invented the Slavic (Glagolitic) alphabet and Roman Slavonic rite. Julia Verkholantsev locates the roots of this belief among the Latin clergy in Dalmatia in the 13th century and describes...
The Slavic Letters of St. Jerome is the first book-length study of the medieval legend that Church Father and biblical translator St. Jerome was a Slav who invented the Slavic (Glagolitic) alphabet and Roman Slavonic rite. Julia Verkholantsev locates the roots of this belief among the Latin clergy in Dalmatia in the 13th century and describes...