On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus) by Saint Jerome: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 1:51:20 running time and a link to listen.
On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus), credited to Saint Jerome, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus) by Saint Jerome. (Translated by Philip Schaff.) Read in English by ancientchristianThis is a collection of 135 brief biographies by St. Jerome of his forebears and contemporaries. It is often cited as a primary source of information on ancient Christian authors and their writings. The biographies start with the apostles and end with Jerome himself. They also include respected non-Christian such as Josephus, and Philo of Alexandria. In general, this work provides a quick overview of all the respected writers in the early centuries and their writings, which would be of interest to Christians. - Summary by ancientchristian.
Recording facts
- Recording title: On Illustrious Men (De Viris Illustribus)
- Author credits: Saint Jerome
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 5
- Listed recording duration: 1:51:20
Catalogue topics
- Latin
- christian
- saints
- Jerome
- early church
- lives of saints
- lives of illustrious men
Track guide
- 01 - Preface, Chapters 1-10 — 21:08
- 02 - Chapters 11-30 — 22:03
- 03 - Chapters 31-54 — 21:13
- 04 - Chapters 55-80 — 19:57
- 05 - Chapters 81-135 — 26:59
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