Augustine of Hippo
Also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, Augustine, St. Augoustinos, St. Augustine of Hippo, Aurelius Augustinus, Aurelius Augustine, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
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Augustine of Hippo was an influential Christian thinker and theologian who lived from 354 to 430 and shaped much of Western Christian belief and philosophy. His writings on topics like sin, grace, and God's nature became foundational to Christian theology and continue to influence religious and philosophical thought today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 13 November 354
- Died
- 28 August 430
- Works
- 2199
Top works
- Sanct Aureli Augustini opera
- De libero arbitrio
- S. Aurelii Augustini De doctrina christiana libri quatuor et Enchiridion ad Laurentium
- Liber Epistolarum Sancti Augustini incipit feliciter
- Putʹ k poznanīi͡u svoĭstv Bozheskikh i chelovi͡echeskikh, ili Uedinennoe razglagolʹstvīe s Bogom Blazhennago Avgustina episkopa Ipponiīĭskago
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Algeria
- Active from
- 0354-11-13
- Active to
- 0430-08-28
has german audiobooks
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Augustine of Hippo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ aw-GUST-in, US also /ˈɔːɡəstiːn/ AW-gə-steen; Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the history of the Western world, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period.
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