Augustine of Hippo ( /ɒˈɡʌstɨn/ or /ˈɔːɡəstɪn/; Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria). He was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity.
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Date of birth:
- Nov 13, 354 C.E.
Date of death:
- Aug 28, 430 C.E. (age 75 years)
Quotations:
- I asked the whole frame of the world about my God; and he answered, I am not He, but He made me. ,
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. ,
- The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered. ,
- To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. ,
- I have learnt to love you late, Beauty at once so ancient and so new! ,
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. ,
- The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. ,
- Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. ,
- Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again. ,
- Love is the beauty of the soul.
Also known as:
- St. Augustine,
- Saint Augustin,
- Saint Augustine,
- St. Augoustinos,
- St. Augustine the Blessed,
- Blessed Augustine,
- St. Austin,
- Augustine,
- Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo,
- St. Augustin
