Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men 10
10 Hermas PL 23, 625
Hermas whom the apostle Paul mentions in writing to the Romans “Salute Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethren that are with them” is reputed to be the author of the book which is called Pastor and which is also read publicly in some churches of Greece. It is in fact a useful book and many of the ancient writers quote from it as authority, but among the Latins it is almost unknown.
Herman, cujus Apostolus Paulus ad Romanos scribens meminit: Salutate Asyncritum, Phlegonta, Herman, Patroban, Hermen, et qui cum eis fratres sunt , asserunt auctorem esse libri, 847 qui appellatur Pastor, et apud quasdam Graeciae Ecclesias jam publice legitur. Revera utilis liber, multique de eo Scriptorum veterum usurpavere testimonia. Sed apud Latinos pene ignotus est.
Ἑρμᾶς, οὗ ὁ Ἀπόστολος πρὸς Ῥωμαίους γράφων μέμνηται, Ἀσπασασθε Ἀσύγκριτον, Φλέγοντα, Ἑρμᾶν, Πατρόβαν, Ἑρμῆν, λέγεται αὐθέντης γεγενῆσθαι βίβλου ἐπιγραφείσης Ποιμὴν, ἥ τις ἔν τισιν ἀνατολικαῖς 848 ἐκκλησίαις δημοσίᾳ ἀναγινώσκεται. Καὶ ἀληθῶς χρήσιμος ὁ λόγος, ἀφ' οὗ πολλοί τῶν παλαιῶν συγγραφέων ὑπέκλεψαν μαρτυρίας, ἀλλὰ παρὰ τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις ἄγνωστος εἴναι δοκεῖ.