St. Augustine

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St. Augustine was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, especially on justice, morality, and the nature of law, profoundly shaped Western thought and Christian doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Church Father
Doctor of the Church
bishop
philosopher
alsoKnownAs Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Saint Augustine
birthDate 354-11-13
birthPlace Africa Proconsularis
surface form: Roman North Africa

Thagaste
canonizationStatus saint
citizenship Roman Empire
deathDate 430-08-28
deathPlace Hippo Regius
North Africa
surface form: Roman North Africa
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
era Late Antiquity
fieldOfWork Christian ethics
philosophy
political philosophy
theology
fullName Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis
influenced Anselm of Canterbury
Christian views of grace
Christian views of predestination
John Calvin
Martin Luther
St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: Thomas Aquinas

Western Christian theology
Western philosophy
doctrine of original sin
just war theory
influencedBy Ambrose of Milan
Neoplatonism
Plato
Scripture
languageOfWork Latin
movement Church Fathers
surface form: Latin Church Fathers
notableWork Confessions
On Christian Doctrine
On Free Choice of the Will
On the Trinity
The City of God
occupation bishop
philosopher
theologian
philosophicalSchool Platonism
surface form: Christian Platonism
positionHeld Augustine of Hippo
surface form: Bishop of Hippo Regius
regionOfActivity North Africa
religion Christianity
theologicalConcept divine grace
just war
ordo amoris
original sin
two cities doctrine
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
wroteAbout free will
justice
memory
morality
nature of law
universal Church
surface form: the Church

Trinity
surface form: the Trinity

time

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On Christian Doctrine author St. Augustine
On the Trinity author St. Augustine