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Biography. Accepted by most scholars to be the most important figure in the ancient Western church, St. Augustine was born in Tagaste, Numidia in North Africa. His mother was a Christian, but his father remained a pagan until late in life. After a rather unremarkable childhood, marred only by a case of stealing pears, Augustine drifted through ...
Augustine of Hippo. Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), bishop of Hippo, was one of the most important figures in the development of Christianity. His writings such as The Confessions and The City of God display his depth of faith and the theological skill of a trained rhetorician.
Augustine acknowledges his finer characteristics but does not take credit for them. The credit, he claims, belongs with god, for Augustine’s better qualities are gifts bestowed by his creator. However, this awareness evolves much later in his life. He praises god for giving him these gifts and gives thanks for his own goodness.
James O'Donnell. St. Augustine - Christian Doctrine, Philosophy, Bishop: De doctrina christiana (Books I–III, 396/397, Book IV, 426; Christian Doctrine) was begun in the first years of Augustine’s episcopacy but finished 30 years later. This imitation of Cicero’s Orator for Christian purposes sets out a theory of the interpretation of ...
Jan 18, 2022 · St. Augustine Quotes “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – St Augustine “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” – St. Augustine “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine
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. His achievement is paradoxical inasmuch as—like a modern artist who makes more money posthumously ...
St. Augustine states that kingdoms without justice are mere robberies, and robberies are like small kingdoms; but large Empires are piracy writ large (5th C) Saint Augustine. Full Quote. Saint Augustine was bishop of Hippo in Roman Africa from 396 to 430 and may have been the most important theologian of the early Christian church during the ...
