What is st augustine the patron saint of

August 28: Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

354–430
Patron Saint of brewers, printers, and theologians
Invoked against sore eyes and vermin
Pre-Congregation canonization
Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298
Referred to as “Doctor of Grace” by popular acclaim
Liturgical Color: White
Version: Full – Short

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Late have I loved You, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved You! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for You. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which You created. You were with me, but I was not with You. Created things kept me from You; yet if they had not been in You they would not have been at all. You called, You shouted, and You broke through my deafness. You flashed, You shone, and You dispelled my blindness. You breathed your fragrance on me; I drew in breath and now I pant for You. I have tasted You, now I hunger and thirst for more. You touched me, and I burned for

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Augustine of Hippo

1. Life

Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) lived from 13 November 354 to 28 August 430. He was born in Thagaste in Roman Africa (modern Souk Ahras in Algeria). His mother Monnica (d. 388), a devout Christian, seems to have exerted a deep but not wholly unambiguous influence on his religious development. His father Patricius (d. 372) was baptized on his deathbed. Augustine himself was made a catechumen early in his life. His studies of grammar and rhetoric in the provincial centers of Madauros and Carthage, which strained the financial resources of his middle-class parents, were hoped to pave his way for a future career in the higher imperial administration. In Carthage at the age of ca. 18, he found a mistress with whom he lived in a monogamous union for ca. 14 years and who bore him a son, Adeodatus, who was baptized together with his father in Milan and died a little later (ca. 390) aged 18. Ca. 373 Augustine became a “hearer” (auditor) of Manicheism, a dualistic religion with Persian origins that, in Northern Africa, had developed into a variety

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Augustine of Hippo

Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430)

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Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustin by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1645
Born	Aurelius Augustinus 13 November 354 Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis, Roman Empire
Died	28 August 430 (aged 75) Hippo Regius, Numidia Cirtensis, Western Roman Empire
Resting place	Pavia, Italy
Venerated in	All Christian denominations which venerate saints
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy
Feast
Attributes	Crozier, mitre, young child, book, small church, flaming or pierced heart[1]
Patronage
Philosophy career
Notable work
Era
Region	Western philosophy
School
Notable students	Paul Orosius Prosper of Aquitaine
Main interests
Notable ideas
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