Augustine (of Hippo), Saint
- Augustine (of Hippo), Saint
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born Nov. 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia
died Aug. 28, 430, Hippo Regius; feast day August 28
Christian theologian and one of the Latin Fathers of the Church.
Born in Roman North Africa, he adopted
Manichaeism, taught rhetoric in Carthage, and fathered a son. After moving to Milan he converted to Christianity under the influence of St.
Ambrose, who baptized him in 387. He returned to Africa to pursue a contemplative life, and in 396 he became bishop of Hippo (now Annaba,
Alg.), a post he held until his death while the city was under siege by a Vandal army. His best-known works include the
Confessions, an autobiographical meditation on God's grace, and
The City of God, on the nature of human society and the place of Christianity in history. His theological works
On Christian Doctrine and
On the Trinity are also widely read. His sermons and letters show the influence of Neoplatonism and carry on debates with the proponents of Manichaeism,
Donatism, and
Pelagianism. His views on predestination influenced later theologians, notably John Calvin. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in the early Middle Ages.
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