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Augustine of Hippo (/ ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ɪ n / aw-GUST-in, US also / ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; [22] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), [23] also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
Aug 24, 2024 · Saint Augustine of Hippo. Original Latin name: Aurelius Augustinus. Born: November 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia [now Souk Ahras, Algeria] Died: August 28, 430, Hippo Regius [now Annaba, Algeria] (aged 75, died on this day) Notable Works: “The Confessions of St. Augustine”.
Sep 25, 2019 · Augustine of Hippo was perhaps the greatest Christian philosopher of Antiquity and certainly the one who exerted the deepest and most lasting influence. He is a saint of the Catholic Church, and his authority in theological matters was universally accepted in the Latin Middle Ages and remained, in the Western Christian tradition, virtually ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Augustine of Hippo is extolled as the greatest of the Christian Church Fathers. He developed what would become known as systematic theology, or an explanation of how Christianity fits into views of the universe, creation, and humankind's relationship with God.
Aug 24, 2024 · St. Augustine - Philosopher, Theologian, Bishop: Augustine’s impact on the Middle Ages cannot be overestimated. Thousands of manuscripts survive, and many serious medieval libraries—possessing no more than a few hundred books in all—had more works of Augustine than of any other writer.
Aug 24, 2024 · Modestly successful in Augustine’s lifetime, the book has been triumphant ever since, defining his life on his terms in ways both obvious and subtle. For Augustine the defining moment of his life was the time of his religious conversion to an intense and highly individual form of Christianity.
Within five years, after Valerius died, Augustine became bishop of Hippo. Orthodox champion for a millennium. Guarding the church from internal and external challenges topped the new bishop's...
