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St. Augustine is also called |
St. Augustine of Hippo with its original latin name, Aurelius Augustinus |
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He is one of the Latin... |
Father of the church and most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul |
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In Roman Catholicism, he is recognized as the... |
Doctor of the Church |
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He is the Patron of... |
Brewers, Printers, Theologians. Because of his conversion from his former life of loose living that included parties |
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He cried to his friend... |
Alipius |
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He was a Bishop of... |
Hippo Regius in Northern America |
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Regarded as one of the foremost figures of... |
Western Christianity |
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His interests shifted to |
Neo-Platonism |
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After reading the Holy Scriptures he was convinced that |
He only could attain salvation through Jesus Christ |
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He is considered a Saint by... |
The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church |
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Notable works of St. Augustine |
-Confession (autobiography of his early life that shows his youthful life as a sinner and his conversion christianity) -City of God (writings about christian philosophy dealing with God divided into 22 books; first 10 is about the divine power of various pagan and the last 12 is about the biblical story from Genesis up to the Last Judgement) |
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Principles of St. Augustine |
1. Dualism (body & soul) 2. Emphasis on Free Will 3. God is the Ultimate Truth 4. Relevation and inner experience were the two sources of truth 5. Suspicion of reason and distrust of senses |
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He had not even converted to the religion until he was... |
31 years old |
