MJESTO ROĐENJA SV. JERONIMA. PRILOG RASPRAVI O ANTIČKOJ LOKACIJI STRIDONA
ST. JEROME'S BIRTH PLACE. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE ANCIENT LOCATION OF STRIDON

Summary/Abstract: The primary aim of this paper is to emphasize Jerome's Dalmatian origins, on the occasion of the 1,600th anniversary of his death. There is still no consensus among experts on where Jerome's birthplace was located. Therefore, the author sets out to present the interesting theory of the Croatian archaeologist Frane Bulić, according to which ancient Stridon, Jerome's birthplace, was located in the area between Grahovo and Glamoč in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with theories on this issue as a contribution to the discussion that began in the Middle Ages. The paper is divided into three parts. The first and second parts briefly present Jerome's life and work with a view to allowing the reader to learn more about this great Western Church Father, especially as we are celebrating the anniversary of his death. The third part deals with theories about the location of Stridon, presenting the arguments of four groups of authors who have dealt with this issue, in order to assess their theories. Finally, the author presents his own argument starting from patristic sources, the texts of Jerome's contemporaries, and Jerome's own texts, seeking to demonstrate that his contemporaries considered Jerome a Dalmatian, leaving the more precise location of Stridon to archaeologists.

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