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The Confessions of St. Augustine remains one of the most moving and thought-provoking conversion stories of all time, more than 1500 years after it was originally written. It is the story of a wayward son living a sinful life who finds himself called to God. Through the intercession of his mother, St. Monica, he found his way (slowly) to the Catholic Church. Eventually he became a bishop and a saint.

St. Augustine

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 08/28 Tridentine Calendar - 08/28 Patron Of: Brewers, Eyes, Printers, Theologians Also Known As     Aurelius Augustinus     Doctor of Grace Memorial     28 August Profile     His father was a pagan who converted on his death bed; his mother was Saint Monica, a devout Christian. Trained in Christianity, he lost his faith in youth and led a wild life. Lived with a Carthaginian woman from the age of 15 through 30. Fathered a son whom he named Adeotadus, which means the gift of God. Taught rhetoric at Carthage and Milan. After investigating and experimenting with several philosophies, he became a Manichaean for several years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, and featured a lax moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes from his Confessions: "God, give me chastity and continence - but not just now."     Augustine finally broke with the Manichaeans and was converted by the prayers of his mother and the help of Saint Ambrose of Milan, who baptized him. On the death of his mother he returned to Africa, sold his property, gave the proceeds to the poor, and founded a monastery. Monk. Priest. Preacher. Bishop of Hippo in 396. Founded religious communities. Fought Manichaeism, Donatism, Pelagianism and other heresies. Oversaw his church and his see during the fall of the Roman Empire to the Vandals. Doctor of the Church. His later thinking can also be summed up in a line from his writings:         Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you. Born     13 November 354 at Tagaste, Numidia, North Africa (Souk-Ahras, Algeria) as Aurelius Augustinus Died     28 August 430 at Hippo Canonized     Pre-Congregation Patronage     brewers     Bridgeport, Connecticut, diocese of     Cagayan de Oro, Philippines     Ida, Philippines, diocese of     Isleta Indian Pueblo     Kalamazoo Michigan, diocese of     printers     Saint Augustine, Florida, city of     Saint Augustine, Florida, diocese of     sore eyes     Superior, Wisconsin, diocese of     theologians     Tucson, Arizona, diocese of     Valletta, Malta All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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