Letter 65: A commentary on Ps. XLV. addressed to Marcella's friend and companion Principia (see Letter CXXVII.).

Letter 65: To Principia, On Psalm 45 (397 AD) [A commentary on Psalm 45 addressed to Principia, the friend and companion of the aristocratic Marcella. Jerome prefaces his exegesis with a pointed defense of his practice of writing for women — a habit that had drawn sneers from his critics. He addresses the same subject in his dedication of the Commentary of Sophronius. The fact that Jerome's most devoted and intellectually serious correspondents were women is one of the striking features of his career; that it scandalized many of his contemporaries tells us as much about them as about him.]

To Principia A commentary on Ps. XLV. addressed to Marcella's friend and companion Principia (see Letter CXXVII.). Jerome prefaces what he has to say by a defense of his practice of writing for women, a practice which had exposed him to many foolish sneers. He deals with the same subject in his dedication of the Commentary of Sophronius. The date of the letter is 397 A.D. About this page Source. Translated by W.H. Fremantle, G. Lewis and W.G. Martley. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 6. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1893.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3001065.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) Regrettably, I can't reply to every letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback — especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads.