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| ''Saint Augustine | |
|---|---|
| Bishop and Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | November 13, 354, Souk-Ahras, Algeria |
| Died | August 28, 430, Hippo |
| Feast | August 28 |
| Attributes | child; dove; pen; shell, pierced heart |
| Patronage | brewers; printers; sore eyes; theologians |
| Patron saint of these places: | Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Ida, Philippines; Kalamazoo Michigan; Saint Augustine, Florida; Superior, Wisconsin; Tucson, Arizona |
Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) was one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. In Roman Catholicism, he is a saint and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the Augustinian religious order. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation teaching on salvation and grace. Born in Africa as the eldest son of Saint Monica, he was educated and baptized in Italy. His works—including The Confessions, which is often called the first Western autobiography—are still read around the world.
Life
Saint Augustine was born in 354 in Thagaste (present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria), a provincial Roman city in North Africa. He was raised and went to primary school in Thagaste. At age seventeen he went to Carthage to continue his education in rhetoric. His mother Monica was a devout CatholicMonica would have called herself a Catholic. However the word Catholic is not being used in the modern sense of Roman Catholic versus Eastern Orthodox, but rather in the older sense of a follower of the Nicene Creed, in that she was not a Donatist or Arian, a significant distinction for the time. and his father Patricius a pagan, but Augustine followed the controversial Manichaean religion, much to the horror of his mother. As a youth Augustine lived a hedonistic lifestyle for a time, and in Carthage, he developed a relationship with a young woman who would be his concubine for over fifteen years, with whom he had a son. His education and early career was in philosophy and rhetoric, the art of persuasion and public speaking. He taught in Thagaste and Carthage, but desired to travel to Rome where he believed the best and brightest rhetoricians practiced. However, Augustine grew disappointed with the Roman schools, which he found apathetic. Once the time came for his students to pay their fees they simply fled. Manichean friends introduced him to the prefect of the City of Rome, Symmachus, who had been asked to provide a professor of rhetoric for the imperial court at Milan. More on [ Augustine of Hippo ]
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James J. O'Donnell: Augustine of Hippo - Extensive site about Augustine; offers texts and translations, commentary and research materials, images, and related links.
the Augustinian Order - Links to lectures, texts, sermons, and other Augustinian Studies resources maintained by the Falvey Library of Villanova University.
Ad Salutem - Encyclical of Pope Pius XI, on St. Augustine, promulgated on 30 April 1930.
Augustine - Papers on Augustinian theology and ethics by Gerald W. Schlabach at the University of St. Thomas.
Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) - Biographical article from the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., 1878.
Augustine and the City of God - Brief essay by Mike Bone in the Dictionary of Modern Western Theology.
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Augustine Influences Christianity - Essay on Augustine's theory about the fall of Rome and original sin, and Augustine against the pantheists, the Pelagians and Donatists.
Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Theologian - From James Kiefer's Christian Biographies. Includes prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
Augustine, Saint - Biographical article from the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911).
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Augustine, Saint, of Hippo - Lengthy article on Augustine's life, writings, and teachings. By F. Loofs, in the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge.
Augustinum Hipponensem - Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II on St. Augustine, issued in 1986 on the sixteenth centenary of Augustine's conversion.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Life of St. Augustine of Hippo - Biographical article, with extensive hyperlinks to related articles.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Rule of Saint Augustine - Names the five documents sometimes identified as the Rule of Augustine, quickly narrows the field to two contenders, settles on Letter 211. Also deals with Augustine's relation to monasticism.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo - Article on Augustine as a Doctor of the Church, and his influence in the history of philosophy and theology. Particular interest in his teaching on grace.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Works of St. Augustine of Hippo - Annotated bibliography of Augustine's principal writings.
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Catholic Online: St. Augustine of Hippo - Short biography of Augustine, and why he is the patron saint of brewers.
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CoptNet: Saint Augustine - Coptic Synexarion profile of St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, Doctor of the Church.
Island of Freedom: St. Augustine - Biography, quotes, and links to English translations of works by Augustine of Hippo.
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Mark Browning: St. Augustine - Introductory overview.
Patron Saints Index: Augustine of Hippo - Illustrated profile, with links, and excerpts from the saint's writings.
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Rivendell Educational Archive: Saint Augustine - Gives a short biography, links to online texts, and suggested reading.
Stanford Encyclopedia: Saint Augustine - Lengthy article on Aurelius Augustinus by Michael Mendelson.
The Baptism of Saint Augustine - Painting from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. With commentary.
The Ecole Glossary: Augustine of Hippo - Brief profile, by Elise M. Bender.
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society: St. Augustine - A short biography, suitable for children.
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