If not for the artists who saved it, Jerome would be the largest ghost town in the nation. Visitors today browse art galleries that were once bordellos, mingle at restaurants that were once opium dens and make new friends at some of the oldest saloons in the state.

Jerome is honoured as the patron saint of archaeologists, scholars, librarians, and translators. His life and writings laid the foundation for Christian biblical study, exegesis, and the Western monastic tradition.

St. Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader who is traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, and has been designated a doctor of the church.

Explore Jerome Arizona, a historic ghost town and former mining town with museums, art galleries, scenic views, haunted history, wine tasting, shops, restaurants, and nearby Verde Valley attractions.

Jerome was a hard worker and he wrote extensively defending the virginity of Mary, which some clerics dared to question. He also engaged in several debates against various other heresies including a lengthy battle with his old friend Rufinus.

Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century. He is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. The name was used in his honour in the Middle Ages, especially in Italy and France, and has been used in England since the 12th century [1].