Sophronius (theologian)
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Sophronius (Greek: Σωφρόνιος, romanized: Sōphronios; fl. c. AD 392) was a Christian theologian and translator of the late 4th century AD, a friend of Jerome.[1][2][3]
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In Jerome's De viris illustribus, he writes that Sophronius wrote "In praise of Bethlehem," which was Jerome's hometown; it is believed that Sophronius was a native speaker of Greek and that he also lived in Bethlehem as part of Jerome's learned community. He also wrote:
- On the overthrow of Serapis, referring to the Graeco-Egyptian god Serapis whose worship was displaced by Christianity
- To Eustachius On Virginity (perhaps to Eustathius of Antioch, a zealous critic of Arianism)
- Life of Hilarion the monk, a hagiography of Hilarion (291–371)[4]
He also translated some of Jerome's work into Greek.[4] Jerome dedicated his Latin Psalters to Sophronius.[5]