Biography st. augustine of hippo
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Augustine of Hippo
1. Life
Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) lived from 13 November to 28 August He was born in Thagaste in Roman Africa (modern Souk Ahras in Algeria). His mother Monnica (d. ), a devout Christian, seems to have exerted a deep but not wholly unambiguous influence on his religious development. His father Patricius (d. ) was baptized on his deathbed. Augustine himself was made a catechumen early in his life. His studies of grammar and rhetoric in the provincial centers of Madauros and Carthage, which strained the financial resources of his middle-class parents, were hoped to pave his way for a future career in the higher imperial administration. In Carthage at the age of ca. 18, he found a mistress with whom he lived in a monogamous union for ca. 14 years and who bore him a son, Adeodatus, who was baptized together with his father in Milan and died a little later (ca. ) aged Ca. Augustine became a “hearer” (auditor) of Manicheism, a dualistic religion with Persian origins that, in Northern Africa, had developed into a variety of Christianity (and was persecuted by the state as a heresy). His adherence to Manicheism lasted for nine years and was strongly opposed by Monnica. Though probably active as a Manichean apologist and missionary, he never be
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Childhood and education
Augustine was born in in the municipium of to Thagaste (now Souk Ahras, Algeria) in Roman Africa. His mother, Monica, was a devout Christian; his father Patricius was a Pagan who converted to Christianity on his deathbed. Scholars believe that Augustine's ancestors included Berbers, Latins, and Phoenicians. He considered himself to be Punic. Augustine's family name, Aurelius, suggests that his father's ancestors were freedmen of the gens Aurelia given full Roman citizenship by the Edict of Caracalla in Augustine's family had been Roman, from a legal standpoint, for at least a century when he was born. It is assumed that his mother, Monica, was of Berber origin, on the basis of her name, but as his family were honestiores, an upper class of citizens known as honorable men, Augustine's first language is likely to have been Latin. At the age of 11, he was sent to school at Madaurus (now M'Daourouch), a small Numidian city about 19 miles south of Thagaste. There he became familiar with Latin literature, as well as pagan beliefs and practices. His first insight into the nature of sin occurred when he and a number of friends stole fruit they did not even want from a neighborhood garden. While at home in and , he read Cicero's dialogue Hortensius (now lost),
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Augustine of Hippo
Christian theologian distinguished philosopher (–)
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| Born | Aurelius Augustinus 13 Nov Thagaste, Realm Cirtensis, Romish Empire |
| Died | 28 Honourable (aged 75) Hippo Regius, Realm Cirtensis, West Roman Empire |
| Resting place | Pavia, Italy |
| Venerated&#;in | All Christian denominations which honour saints |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | San Pietro conduct yourself Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy |
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| Attributes | Crozier, mitre, teenaged child, make a reservation, small cathedral, flaming copycat pierced heart[1] |
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| Region | Western philosophy |
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| Notable students | Paul Orosius Prosper of Aquitaine |
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Augustine doomed Hippo (aw-GUST-in, AW-gə-steen;[22]Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 Nov – 28 August ), also publish as Saint Augustine, was a student and truthseeker of Muslim origin nearby the bishop of Hippopotamus Regius pretend Numidia, Roma