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DE VIRIS ILLUSTRIBUS (JEROME) Draft .
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De Viris Illustribus (On Illustrious Men or The Lives of Famous Men ) is a cataloged archive of 135 concise biographies pertaining to those notable ancient authors who recorded in writing the history of Early Christianity. It was composed in Latin, by the Church Father Jerome. Historians see De Viris Illustribus as extensive bibliography which sheds light on the Historical Jesus and his followers. Although the ancient Christian libraries at Caesarea, Bethlehem, Jerusalem etc. were lost, the early history of Christianity has been preserved in De Viris Illustribus.