St. Augustine
St. Augustine
St. Augustine, also known as Augustine of Hippo (354–430), was a North African bishop, theologian and philosopher whose writings profoundly shaped Western Christianity. Born in Thagaste in Roman Africa to a Christian mother, St. Monica, he became a gifted teacher of rhetoric and spent years searching for truth in philosophy. In Milan he came under the influence of Bishop Ambrose, and in 386, after hearing a child's voice say "Take up and read," he opened the letters of St. Paul and resolved to follow Christ. Baptized the next year, he returned to Africa and became bishop of Hippo Regius, serving for more than thirty years. His Confessions, a pioneering spiritual autobiography, and The City of God are classics of world literature. A Doctor of the Church, he remains one of the most influential thinkers in Christian history.
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Saints and Reformers of Christianity
St. Paul spread the early Christian faith through his journeys and letters, and St. Augustine's Confessions and City of God shaped Christian thought for centuries. St. Francis of Assisi embraced poverty and founded the Franciscan order, and St. Thomas Aquinas composed the Summa Theologiae. In the sixteenth century, Thomas More and Martin Luther stood on opposite sides of the Reformation.
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