St. Paulinus of Nola

Bishop of Nola and correspondent of Jerome. Addressee of Jerome's famous letter on the study of Scripture.

Works

II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — Named as the addressee of Jerome's letter
"JEROME TO PAULINUS."
II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — Jerome praises his ardor and zeal for learning
"your ardor and zeal for learning ought to be approved on its own, even without us."
II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — Jerome urges him to renounce the world and hasten to join him; praises his prudence and eloquence
"Hasten, I beg you, and rather cut than untie the rope of the little boat stuck in the surf."

Section One — Built a church at Nola and ordered verses inscribed on its right and left sides about the Sacred Eucharist and sacred books
"St. Paulinus (as he himself attests in letter 42 to Severus) in the church at Nola which he had built, ordered these verses to be inscribed"
Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study — Reports that Ambrose was seen assisted by an angel when treating Scripture
"Ambrose, if we believe St. Paulinus in his account of his deeds, when he was treating the Scriptures in a sermon, was seen assisted by an angel."