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Augustine

Type Figure Region North Africa Time 354–430 Also known as Augustine of Hippo、Saint Augustine、圣奥古斯丁、希波的奥古斯丁

Augustine (354–430), born in Thagaste in North Africa, was one of the most outstanding Christian theologians and philosophers of late Rome;…

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  1. 354–383Thagaste · NumidiaBorn in Thagaste in North Africa, he studied and taught rhetoric in Carthage and elsewhere, embracing Manichaeism during this period before turning to skepticism and Neoplatonism, laying the groundwork for his later intellectual turn.
  2. 384–386Milan · LombardyEmployed at the Milan court teaching rhetoric, he heard Ambrose preach, studied Paul's letters and Neoplatonic philosophy, and after a garden vision in 386 resolved to be baptized, completing his conversion of faith.
  3. 395–430Hippo Regius · NumidiaAfter returning to North Africa he served as bishop of Hippo for thirty-five years, directing church affairs, refuting the Donatists and Pelagianism, and writing major works including Confessions, The City of God, and On the Trinity, becoming a central figure among the Latin Church Fathers.

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