2017年1月5日 星期四

1/5 Western Literature Week 17

Augustine of Hippo:
(/ɔːˈɡʌstɨn/,[1] /əˈɡʌstɨn/,[2] or /'ɔːɡʌstɨn/;[3] LatinAurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;[note 1] 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint AugustineSaint Austin,[4] (/ˈɔːstɨn/ or /ˈɑːstɨn/)[5] Blessed Augustine,[6] and the Doctor of Grace[7] (LatinDoctor gratiae), was an early Christian theologian and philosopher[8]whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius (modern-day AnnabaAlgeria), located in Numidia (Roman province of Africa). He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions.
Saint Augustine from a 19th-century engraving