Saint of the Day

Saint of the Day

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saint Augustine of Hippo was born in roman north Africa in the 4th Century. His mother was Saint Monica. A nonbeliever for the early part of his life with his mothers help he converted to Christianity. He became a Priest in 391AD and a Bishop in 395AD. He was Christian theologian and philosopher and wrote many works his most notably being The City of God, De doctrina Christiana, and Confessions. Augustine was canonized and later recognized as a Doctor of the Church in 1298 by Pope Boniface VIII.

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