St. Augustine Of Hippo Research Paper

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St. Augustine
From the Roman province of Thagaste, Augustine was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose books influenced the development of western Christianity. As the bishop of the Hippo Regius in Africa he earned the title St. Augustine of Hippo. Because of his numerous well known writings he is viewed as one of the most important church fathers of the Patristic Era. Some of Augustine’s most prominent works include Confessions and City of God.
Born in 354 AD Augustine was raised by a devout Christian mother, Monica. At eleven he started school at Madaurus but later in his later teens he was sent to Carthage to continue his education at a more prestigious school. As an adult Augustine left the church and followed the Manichean