On This Day in Ancient History - St. Augustine

On this day in A.D. 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died.

St. Augustine was an important figure in the history of Christianity. He wrote about topics like predestination and original sin. Some of his doctrines separate Western and Eastern Christianity, with St. Augustine defining some doctrines of Western Christianity. He lived in Africa during the time of the attack of the Vandals.

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Picture Gallery of St. Augustine

Botticelli painting of Augustine, c. 1480. CC dvdbramhall @ Flickr.com