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  • Augustine's Ideals Of Feminine Virtue
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    Saint Augustine was born in North Africa (then a province of the Roman Empire), in 354 AD. He became a teacher of rhetoric, was converted to a religious life, and became bishop of Hippo in 395. Saint Augustine's writings were one of the most influential and widely consulted doctrines of his time and even today his works The City Of God and The Confessions are widely read. Augustine's life before converting was filled with turmoil, sin and confusion, but in the end he willingly succumbed to God's...
  • Saint Augustine Bishop Of Hippo
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    SAINT AUGUSTINE Bishop of Hippo, Doctor of the Church, (A.D. 430) Introduction "And Thou, O Lord, how long How long Is it to be tomorrow and tomorrow Why not now Why not this very hour put an end to shame " These words of repentance marked the beginning of Augustine's newline. A few years after he came in contact with God, he said, "Our hearts, O Lord, were made for you, and they are restless until the rest in you". Saint Augustine is one of the greatest Fathers of the Church. Hew as an original...
  • Saint Augustine
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    Confessions is St. Augustine. He chooses to follow the ways of the society and indulges himself in the sins that he committed, therefore, making him responsible for his own actions. The church does not seal itself off from the world around it, but remains permanently, vulnerably, open to it. Those outside can still come in at any time-and those inside can fail, and fall, at any time. He lived as we do, in the present, full of uncertainty. He depicts himself as a rather ordinary sort of child, go...
  • Augustine's Many Contributions To Hippo
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    Saint Augustine was born on 354 CE in Tagaste, Africa. His given name was Aurelius Augustinus. His father wasPatricius, a pagan who was baptized Christian before he died, and his mother was Monica, a baptized Christian with an influential role in the life of her son. Augustine is regarded as one of the most intelligent Christian theologians and bishops of all time. His works and actions have left a major imprint on the Church and its doctrine. As a boy, Augustine was not baptized and grew up in ...
  • Saint Augustine
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    Saint Augustine of Hippo Theologians, Biblical scholars and Christians all over the world often wrestle with two extremely important questions about their faith. These questions are, 'What is God like?' and 'How should we live in response to God?' Some feel that we need others to direct us, some feel we need them to challenge us, but everyone agrees that we need others. That is exactly how Saint Augustine struggles to find his faith and beliefs. He found it extremely difficult to come with a con...
  • Augustine And His Friends
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    What makes is the difference between a regular Catholic and saints Are all Saints supreme beings of righteousness Saints are usually looked at as God's holiest servants, people who have centered their lives around God and the teaching of the Church. Saints are seen as if they are without sin. If these things are true then how does one explain the sainthood of Aurelius Augustinus, or Saint Augustine Augustine in no way fits the traditional mold of saint. Quite the contrary, his life was full of s...
  • Saint Benedict And Saint Augustine
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    Since humankind had its first inkling of spiritual awareness, there have been certain individuals who have a greater attraction and understanding of the spiritual world than the rest of their society. These human beings bring greater levels of understanding of spirituality both to themselves and to the world. Those who partake in the monastic life of Christianity are no exception to these. These men and women own no material possessions, remain abstinent, and never partake in any sort of earthly...

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