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Saint Augustine

Augustine of Hippo
Bishop of Hippo Regius
Giusto di Gand (Joos van Wassenhove), sant'agostino.jpg
Painting by Justus van Gent, circa 1474
Diocese Hippo Regius
Appointed 395
Installed 396
Term ended 430
Orders
Ordination 391
Consecration 395
Personal details
Birth name Aurelius Augustinus
Born (354-11-13)13 November 354
Thagaste, Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria)
Died 28 August 430(430-08-28) (aged 75)
Hippo Regius, Numidia (within modern-day Annaba, Algeria)
Buried San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy
Denomination Nicene Christianity
Sainthood
Feast day 28 August (Western)
15 June (Eastern)
4 November (Assyrian)
Venerated in All Christian denominations which venerate saints
Title as Saint Bishop, philosopher, theologian, Doctor of the Church (Doctor of Grace), and Church Father
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Attributes Child; dove; pen; shell, pierced heart, holding book with a small church, bishop's staff, miter
Patronage Brewers; printers; theologians;
Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; San Agustin, Isabela
Shrines San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy
Augustine of Hippo
Notable work
Era Ancient philosophy
Region Western Philosophy
School Christian philosophy
Main interests
Theology
Notable ideas
Predestination, just war theory

Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstn/; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius (within modern-day Annaba, Algeria), located in Numidia (Roman province of Africa). Augustine is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions.

According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." In his early years, he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his baptism and conversion to Christianity in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives. Believing that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin and made seminal contributions to the development of just war theory. When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City. His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. The segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of the Trinity as defined by the Council of Nicaea and the Council of Constantinople closely identified with Augustine's On the Trinity.


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