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Augustine of Hippo

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(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)

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Augustine of Hippo used to say that, but for God's grace, he should have been capable of committing any crime; and it is when we feel this sincerely, that we are most likely to be really improving, and best able to give assistance to others without moral loss to ourselves. Henry Liddon

Don't get testy with me, sir. I am Augustine of Hippo Regius, discoverer of concupiscence. Between my legs hangs the axis on which will turn the brave new world of Christian antieroticism. James K. Morrow

There was a Christian redaction of the historical vision of reality, associated especially with the thought of St. Augustine of Hippo. William H. McNeill

American rock band Moe named and referenced Augustine of Hippo in their song entitled "St. Source: Internet

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, 2:4 His very nature, he says, was flawed. Source: Internet

Augustine of Hippo, City of God, book 18, chapter 46. He rejected homicidal attitudes, quoting part of the same prophecy, namely "Slay them not, lest they should at last forget Thy law" (Psalm 59:11). Source: Internet

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