Augustine's life
Family
Maritial Status of Augustine
Father: Patricius Aurelius
Mother: Saint Monica
Siblings: Navigius; Perpetua ; Perpetua of Hippo
The places where Augustine lived
Son: Adeodatus
Rome
Milan
Souk Ahras
Carthage
He rapidly discovered the pleasures of sex and fell in love with a woman who would become the mother of his son, Adeodatus.
Augustine's mother had followed him to Milan and arranged for him to marry a respectable woman.
Augustine never married this woman, but she remained his mistress for many years, a common arrangement in the fourth century.
The most prominent works of Augustine
Confessions On Christian Doctrine On the Trinity The City of God
Ancient philosophy Medieval philosophy
Western philosophy
Augustinianism
Augustine's famous line
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” “I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love...
Who is Augustine
After St. Paul, Augustine is possibly the most influential Christian thinker.
He applied Classical ideas to Christian teaching, resulting in a profound theological doctrine with long-lasting effect.
Date of birth
November 13, 354 AD
Died
August 28, 430 AD
Quotes
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.