https://saintsofafrica.com/en/tags/theologian/Recent Posts in Theologian on The African FathersHugo 0.166.0en-usyou@example.com (Your Name)you@example.com (Your Name)Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:22:26 +0100https://saintsofafrica.com/en/post/augustine-of-hippo/Thu, 15 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000you@example.com (Your Name)Dionysius Maurushttps://saintsofafrica.com/en/post/augustine-of-hippo/<ul> <li>Year: b. 354, d. 430.</li> <li>Feast Day: 15 June</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>Born in Thagaste to a pagan father and Christian mother (St Monica), Augustine spent years under the influence of Manichaeism before his conversion and baptism by St Ambrose of Milan in 387. Ordained priest and later Bishop of Hippo (391-430), he wrote prolifically, including &lsquo;The City of God&rsquo; and &lsquo;Confessions,&rsquo; combating the Donatist, Manichaean, and Pelagian heresies. He died in 430 during the Vandal siege of Hippo, and is regarded as the towering theological figure of North African Christianity.</p><ul> <li>Year: b. 354, d. 430.</li> <li>Feast Day: 15 June</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>Born in Thagaste to a pagan father and Christian mother (St Monica), Augustine spent years under the influence of Manichaeism before his conversion and baptism by St Ambrose of Milan in 387. Ordained priest and later Bishop of Hippo (391-430), he wrote prolifically, including &lsquo;The City of God&rsquo; and &lsquo;Confessions,&rsquo; combating the Donatist, Manichaean, and Pelagian heresies. He died in 430 during the Vandal siege of Hippo, and is regarded as the towering theological figure of North African Christianity.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Read <a href="https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1101.htm" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer nofollow">Confessions</a> by St Augustine of Hippo and <a href="https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/possidius_life_of_augustine_02_text.htm" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Life of Saint Augustine</a> by Possidius for more on the Life of the Great Holy Saint.</p> </blockquote>