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ST. AUGUSTINE'S LIFE Flashcards

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Real name of St. Agustine


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Aurelius Augustinus

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when was he born

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Augustine was born at Tagaste (November 13, 354) in the Roman Province of Africa

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Parents


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St. Monica
Patricius

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Siblings


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Navigius
Perpetua

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Religion of Parents


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Mother- Christian
Father- Pagan

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Augustine’s Early Education


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Attended school in Madaura at age 12, learning Latin literature and pagan beliefs.

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Education in Carthage


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Moved to Carthage at 17 (c. 374 AD) to study rhetoric.

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Religious Upbringing


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Raised Christian by his mother but attracted to Manichaean beliefs during youth.

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Affair and Son


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Had an affair in Carthage (c. 373 AD) and fathered a son named Adeodatus.

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Augustine’s Manichaeism interest


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Joined Manichaean religion (c. 373 AD), believing in the duality of good and evil.

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Influence of Cicero


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At 19 (373 AD), read Cicero’s Hortensius, emphasizing the importance of pursuing the life of philosophy.

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Teaching Career


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Returned to Thagaste to teach grammar in 374 AD; opened a Rhetoric school in 376 AD.

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Disappointment in Rome


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Moved to Rome in 383 AD to open a school but faced apathy; became a professor for Symmachus.

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Prestigious Position


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Appointed professor of rhetoric at the imperial court in Milan in late 384 AD.

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Influence of Saint Ambrose

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Met Ambrose in Milan, leading to disillusionment with Manichaeanism and a move toward Christianity (c. 386 AD).

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Spiritual Conversion

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Experienced a conversion in 386 AD after hearing “Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege.”

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Meaning of “Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege.”

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Take up and read

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This pivotal moment in Augustine’s life occurred when he heard a child’s voice saying these words, prompting him to read the Bible. It led to his spiritual conversion to Christianity.

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“Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege”

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is the art of effective or persuasive speaking and writing.

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Rhetoric

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Baptism


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Converted to Christianity and baptized by Saint Ambrose in 387 AD.

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Christian Apology


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Completed On the Holiness of the Catholic Church in 388 AD.

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Priesthood


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Ordained as a priest in Algeria in 391 AD, gaining respect as a preacher.

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Bishop of Hippo


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Became coadjutor Bishop in 395 AD, later full Bishop, serving until 430 AD.

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Defender of Christianity


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Actively defended Christianity and encouraged conversions throughout his life.

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Title of Augustine
after becoming a bishop

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Gained the name ‘Augustine of Hippo’ after his promotion to Bishop, serving until 430.

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Death

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August 28, 430 AD (age 75 years),

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St. Augustine’s Major Works


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Confessions
The City of God
On the Trinity

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Number of Books Authored by St. Augustine

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Over 200 volumes of books, thousands of letters, sermons, commentaries, and small treatises

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Popular Titles of St. Augustine

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The Bishop of Hippo
The Doctor of Grace
The Wisest of the Holy

28
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Patron of St. Augustine

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Patron Saint of Brewers, Printers, Theologians, Cities, and Dioceses

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The City of God


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Written between 413-426, this book responds to the fall of Rome and discusses Christian philosophy and the role of the Church.

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Confessions

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A set of 13 books written in Latin, where St. Augustine recounts his conversion to Christianity (written between 397 and 398)

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A theological exploration of the concept of the Trinity by St. Augustine 


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On the Trinity

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Town mate and disciple, later bishop

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Alypsius

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Member of the group in Milan

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Evodius

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Integrated into the first monastery

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Severus

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Author of his first biography

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Possidius

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Who baptized and influenced St. Augustine to Christianity

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St. Ambrose

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Disciple in Italy


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Nebridius

37
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A book by St. Augustine addressing the plight of Christians in Rome, contrasting the city of God with the city of Man.

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The City of God

38
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Relates to the man’s love of God

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City of God

39
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Relates to the love of man to material things

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City of Men

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Augustine’s work explaining the Trinity, emphasizing equality among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.


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On the Trinity

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How does Augustine explain the Trinity?


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Through the concept of love: the lover (Father), the loved (Son), and love itself (Holy Spirit) are distinct yet united.

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The belief that one God exists in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, forming a unity.

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On the Trinity

43
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What dual meanings does “confession” have in Augustine’s work?


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It signifies both an admission of guilt and an act of praise directed towards God

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