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Augustine of Hippo (/ ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ɪ n / aw-GUST-in, US also / ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; [22] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), [23] also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
[21] Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-254), developed a view of purification after death; [22] this view drew upon the notion that fire is a divine instrument from the Old Testament, and understood this in the context of New Testament teachings such as baptism by fire, from the Gospels, and a purificatory trial after death, from St. Paul. [23]
The diocese was established around 250 AD. Only these six bishops of Hippo are known: Saint Theogenes [8] (256? – martyr 259?) Saint Leontius [8] (died 303?) Fidentius (martyr ?304) Valerius (388?–396), who ordained St. Augustine; the "Doctor of Grace", Saint Augustine (354 – 28 August 430, coadjutor in 395, bishop in 396) Heraclius ...
St. Augustine (354–430) believed that the determinism of astrology conflicted with the Christian doctrines of man's free will and responsibility, and God not being the cause of evil, [1] [2] but he also grounded his opposition philosophically, citing the failure of astrology to explain twins who behave differently although conceived at the ...
Augustine of Hippo (AD 354–430) was a philosopher and theologian born in Roman Africa (present-day Algeria). He followed the Manichaean religion during his early life, but converted to Christianity in 386. His two major works, Confessions and City of God, develop key ideas regarding his response to suffering.
While the Augustinians date their history to their St Augustine (354-430) a Bishop in Hippo, North Africa, it wasn’t until the early 13th century in Tuscany, Italy that they formally developed. David Kelly’s excellent article in Dublin Historical Record (2005) ’The Augustinians in Dublin’ the history of the Augustinian’s tells in ...
On the Christian Doctrine, transl. by J. F. Shaw, in: St. Augustine: City of God and Christian Doctrine (Kindle Edition), Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of The Christian Church, Edinburgh: T&T Clark. Woo, B. Hoon (2013). "Augustine's Hermeneutics and Homiletics in De doctrina Christiana". Journal of Christian Philosophy.
Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine (distributed in the US as: Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire, Italian: Sant'Agostino) is a 2010 two-part television miniseries chronicling the life of St. Augustine, [1] the early Christian theologian, writer and Bishop of Hippo Regius at the time of the Vandal invasion (AD 430).