Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men 103

St Jerome (AD 345–420) · De viris illustribus · PL 23, 598–720

103 Damasus the bishop PL 23, 701

Damasus, bishop of Rome, had a fine talent for making verses and published many brief works in heroic metre. He died in the reign of the Emperor Theodosius at the age of almost eighty.

Damasus, Romanae urbis episcopus, elegans in versibus componendis ingenium habuit, multaque et brevia metro edidit, et prope octogenarius sub Theodosio principe mortuus est.

Δάμασος, Ῥώμης ἐπίσκοπος, εἰς ἐποποιΐαν εὐφυὴς, πολλὰ καὶ σύντομα ἡρωϊκῷ μέτρῳ ἐξέδωκε, καὶ ὀγδοηκονταέτης ἐπὶ Θεοδοσίου βασιλέως ἐτελεύτησεν.

Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (eds.), New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1890-1900. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).