St. Jerome on the Miraculous Sanctification of the Physical

Refuting the Wicked Theory that Earthly Jerusalem is Accursed by God

In A.D. 386, St. Jerome wrote a letter to a certain Marcella, most likely a religious sister (set aside in virginity), recommending her to leave Rome and to reside in Bethlehem around Jerusalem. His letter tries to overcome what he calls a "wicked theory" running around at the time by some Christians that claimed that since the Jews had murdered Christ …