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Alypius of Thagaste was bishop of the see of Thagaste Algeria in 394. He was a lifelong friend of Augustine of Hippo and joined him in his conversion (in 386; Confessions 8.12.28) and life in Christianity. He is credited with helping establish Augustine's monastery in Africa.
In August 387 Alypius was in the company of Augustine, Monica, Adeodatus (the son of Augustine), Navigius (the brother of Augustine) and Evodius (a North African companion) when they went to Ostia with the intention of sailing back to North Africa to establish a lay community at Thagaste. Alypius was thus present at the sudden death of Monica ...
Saint Alypius of Thagaste, also known as Alypius the Ascetic, is a revered figure in Christian history, particularly within the Catholic tradition. While not necessarily known for performing miracles, there are numerous notable aspects of his life and works.
9780199857258. Find at OUP.com. Google Preview. Alypius, of Thagaste (fl. late fourth/early fifth century CE), Christian bishop. What we know about Alypius of Thagaste comes mainly from Augustine’s Confessions and Letters.
Augustine’s close friend Alypius would ultimately go on to become the bishop of Thagaste several years after both of the men converted to Christianity. Seventeen centuries later, that bishopric still survives in titular form; the papal nuncio Ivo Scapolo currently serves as the titular archbishop of Thagaste.
It had a basilica and a Roman Catholic diocese, the latter of which was the most important in Byzantine Numidia. There are three bishops of Thagaste known to history: Saint Firminus, Saint Alypius (friend of Saint Augustine), and Saint Gennarus .
Alypius is a saint not through an official declaration of the Church, but by Augustinian tradition. His feast day is listed on the official calendar of the church as being 16th May each year, in conjunction with that of Possidius, another of the contemporaries of Augustine. Alypius came from Thagaste (today Souk Ahras, Algeria).
