Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In late antique Rome, a unique lady formed a hybrid of the virtues expected for aristocrats and ascetics. Paula, a "daughter of Cornelia" was a Christian who joined two paths in a life that spanned the splendor of imperial Rome and Christian reforms of the fourth century ascetic movement. Spiritual and moral disparities divided the values of church and society, yet singular virtues overlapped in the two ways of life. Paula faced a rupture in her life and overcame harsh conundrums. This elite lady was a student, patron and friend, to Jerome of Stridon for she blended the values of aristocrat and ascetic, causing two worlds to unite in her.
Source: Forum Theologicum Sardicense
Author: Rebecca Ruth Faber
Institution: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414098397