
Also
Known As Aurelius Augustinus Doctor of Grace Memorial
28 August Profile His father was a pagan who converted
on his death bed; his mother was Saint Monica, a devout Christian. Trained in
Christianity, he lost his faith in youth and led a wild life. Lived with a Carthaginian
woman from the age of 15 through 30. Fathered a son whom he named Adeotadus, which
means the gift of God. Taught rhetoric at Carthage and Milan. After investigating
and experimenting with several philosophies, he became a Manichaean for several
years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, and featured a lax
moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes from his Confessions:
"God, give me chastity and continence - but not just now." Augustine finally broke
with the Manichaeans and was converted by the prayers of his mother and the help
of Saint Ambrose of Milan, who baptized him. On the death of his mother he returned
to Africa, sold his property, gave the proceeds to the poor, and founded a monastery.
Monk. Priest. Preacher. Bishop of Hippo in 396. Founded religious communities.
Fought Manichaeism, Donatism, Pelagianism and other heresies. Oversaw his church
and his see during the fall of the Roman Empire to the Vandals. Doctor of the
Church. His later thinking can also be summed up in a line from his writings:
Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in
you. Born 13 November 354 at Tagaste, Numidia, North Africa
(Souk-Ahras, Algeria) as Aurelius Augustinus Died 28 August
430 at Hippo Canonized Pre-Congregation Patronage
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