St. Augustine of Hippo
Saint / Theologian
Name at birth: Aurelius Augustinus
Augustine was born in a Roman province and educated at Carthage. As a young man he became interested in philosophy, with little interest in Christianity until a religious experience in his early thirties. By 396 he had become bishop of Hippo, and his sermons and writings gained fame, notably his Confessions and the treatise City of God. His notions of God's grace, free will and Original Sin had a great influence on Christian theology.
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Life of St. Augustine of Hippo
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Links to St. Augustine
All-purpose link pages to St. Augustine's works
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Modern-day Algeria
Death
430
(age 75)
Best Known As
Influential Christian thinker
