Early Church / MysticismContemplative ChristianHistorical figure
Augustine of Hippo
354–430 · Thagaste
About
Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influenti
Contemplative Christian tradition
Early Church / Mysticism
Latin, Punic
Biography
Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the history of the Western world, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period.
Teachings & topics
Contemplative prayerMysticismSilenceGrace
Lineage & relations
Teachers
Ambrose
Influence
Influenced by
Plato
Influence
Influenced by
Notable students
Heraclius of Hippo
Student
Bibliography
- City of God2003 · Penguin Classics
- City of God1977 · Penguin Classics
- The essential Augustine1964 · Hackett Pub. Co.
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