Augustine Of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
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Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli, 1480, Chiesa di Ognissanti,Florence, Italy
Born
13 November 354
Thagaste, Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria)
Died
28 August 430 (aged 75)
Hippo Regius, Numidia(modern-day Annaba, Algeria)
Notable work(s)
Confessions of St. Augustine
City of God
On Christian Doctrine
Theological work
Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɨn/[1][2] or /ˈɔːɡəstɪn/;[2] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;[3] 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known asSaint Augustine or Saint Austin,[4] was an early Christian theologian andphilosopher[5] whose writings were very influential in the development ofWestern Christianity and Western philosophy. He was bishop of Hippo Regius(present-day Annaba, Algeria) located in the Roman province of Africa. Writing during the Patristic Era, he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in the West. Among his most important works are City of God andConfessions, which continue to be read widely today.
According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith."[6] In his early years, he was heavily influenced by Manichaeismand afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus.[7] After his conversion to Christianity and his baptism in 387, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives.[8] Believing that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped to 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 Catholic Church as a spiritual City of God (in a book of the same name), distinct from the material Earthly City.[9] His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. Augustine's City of God was closely identified with the segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of theTrinity as
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Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli, 1480, Chiesa di Ognissanti,Florence, Italy
Born
13 November 354
Thagaste, Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria)
Died
28 August 430 (aged 75)
Hippo Regius, Numidia(modern-day Annaba, Algeria)
Notable work(s)
Confessions of St. Augustine
City of God
On Christian Doctrine
Theological work
Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɨn/[1][2] or /ˈɔːɡəstɪn/;[2] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;[3] 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known asSaint Augustine or Saint Austin,[4] was an early Christian theologian andphilosopher[5] whose writings were very influential in the development ofWestern Christianity and Western philosophy. He was bishop of Hippo Regius(present-day Annaba, Algeria) located in the Roman province of Africa. Writing during the Patristic Era, he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in the West. Among his most important works are City of God andConfessions, which continue to be read widely today.
According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith."[6] In his early years, he was heavily influenced by Manichaeismand afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus.[7] After his conversion to Christianity and his baptism in 387, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives.[8] Believing that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped to 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 Catholic Church as a spiritual City of God (in a book of the same name), distinct from the material Earthly City.[9] His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. Augustine's City of God was closely identified with the segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of theTrinity as