What church father believed that knowledge of the classics was necessary in the new world

Question

a. St. Ambrose

b. St. Augustine

c. St. Joan

d. St. Jerome

Answer 1

I would guess St. Jerome because he was a scholar and translated books.

Answer 2

Augustine.  He was the only NeoPlatonic philosopher of the group.

(NeoPlatonism was a blend of Christianity and Platonic philosophy,

Plato being a Greek classical philosopher.)