Sophronius (theologian)
# Sophronius (theologian)

Sophronius (Greek: Σωφρόνιος, romanized: Sōphronios; fl. c. AD 392) was a Christian theologian and translator of the late 4th century AD, a friend of Jerome.

In Jerome's De viris illustribus, he writes that Sophronius wrote "In praise of Bethlehem," which was Jerome's hometown; it is believed that Sophronius was a native speaker of Greek and that he also lived in Bethlehem as part of Jerome's learned community. He also wrote:

* On the overthrow of Serapis, referring to the Graeco-Egyptian god Serapis whose worship was displaced by Christianity
* To Eustachius On Virginity (perhaps to Eustathius of Antioch, a zealous critic of Arianism)
* Life of Hilarion the monk, a hagiography of Hilarion (291–371)

He also translated some of Jerome's work into Greek. Jerome dedicated his Latin Psalters to Sophronius.

