The Byzantine Empire had two official languages: popular Latin and medieval Greek. Latin was abandoned by the elites around the 7th century but evolved into Italic Romance languages.
St. Jerome, ; feast day September 30), biblical translator and monastic leader, traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He lived for a time as a hermit, became a priest, served as secretary to Pope Damasus I, and about 389 established a monastery at Bethlehem. His numerous
One of the sources who has been a great help to me as I continue to reconstruct the story of the first-century church is Mark Wilson. Wilson (D.Litt. et