March 16 is Jerome Flynn's birthday.
Additionally, Jerome's condemnation of Blaesilla's hedonistic lifestyle in Rome had led her to adopt ascetic practices, but it affected her health and worsened her physical weakness to the point that she died just four months after starting to follow his instructions; much of the Roman populace were outraged at Jerome for causing the premature death of such a lively young woman
In Rome, Jerome was surrounded by a circle of well-born and well-educated women, including some from the noblest patrician families

