Augustine (354-430

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• Augustine — m English form of the Latin name Augustīnus (a derivative of AUGUSTUS (SEE Augustus)). Its most famous bearer is St Augustine of Hippo (354–430), perhaps the greatest of the Fathers of the Christian Church. He formulated the principles followed… …   First names dictionary

• AUGUSTINE° — (354–430), bishop of Hippo (North Africa) and outstanding church Father of Western Christianity. Born in Tagaste in North Africa to mixed Christian/pagan parentage, Augustine was educated at the University of Carthage, abandoned his faith… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Augustine of Hippo, Saint — (354–430)    Saint Augustine of Hippo is perhaps the most influential of the fathers of the western Christian church. He wrote voluminously, helping to establish what became orthodox Christianity as distinguished from what are now seen as… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Augustine of Hippo, St. — (354 430)    The greatest of the Latin church fathers. Augustine s influence extended from late antiquity into the early Middle Ages and beyond. His voluminous writings, of more than 5 million words, shaped much of the intellectual culture of… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

• Augustine — or Augustin may refer to:People* Augustine of Hippo (354 430), the Church Father and patron of the Augustinians * Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604), the first Archbishop of Canterbury * D. J. Augustin (b. 1987), American basketball player * Jerry… …   Wikipedia

• Augustine of Hippo — (354–430)    Saint, Bishop and Theologian.    Augustine was born in Tagaste, North Africa, to a Christian mother (monica) and a pagan father. Educated at the University of Carthage, as a young man he abandoned his faith, took a mistress and… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Augustine of Hippo, St — (354–430) Major Christian philosopher and theologian and the key figure in the transition from pagan to specifically Christian philosophy. Born at Tagaste in North Africa of a pagan father and a Christian mother (St Monica), Augustine studied… …   Philosophy dictionary

• Augustine of Hippo — (354 430)    Aurelius Augustinus is usually known in English as Augustine of Hippo , since he was bishop of that place and, confusingly, shares his name with Augustine of Canterbury. He was the first major Christian philosopher and remains one of …   Christian Philosophy

• AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO — (354 430)    the greatest of the Latin CHRISTIAN Fathers and African theologians and one of the outstanding thinkers of all time. Augustine was of Berber descent and almost certainly Black. His mother, Monica, was a Christian whose virtues he… …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Augustine — (adj.) c.1400 in reference to members of the religious order named for St. Augustine the Great (354 430), bishop of Hippo …   Etymology dictionary

• Augustine — (354–430 CE), born in Tagaste (in modern Algeria); after a life of dissipation and attachment to neoplatonism, influenced by Rom. 13 he became a Christian. As Bishop of Hippo his sermons and books were powerful and lasting expositions of Catholic …   Dictionary of the Bible