WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Augustine was the bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) from 396 to 430. A renowned theologian and prolific writer, he was also a skilled preacher and rhetorician. He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the passing of his mother, Augustine returned to North Africa, and founded a religious order in Tagaste. He later was ordained, and in 395, became bishop of Hippo.

Detailed explanation-3: -Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was a philosopher, theologian, and bishop in modern-day Algeria, which was part of the Roman Empire at the time. St. Augustine wrote several books, the most famous of which include Confessions, On Christian Doctrine, and The City of God.

Detailed explanation-4: -Augustine’s life ended when the Vandals besieged Hippo; he is said to have died with a word of Plotinus on his lips (Possidius, Vita Augustini 28.11, after Plotinus, Enneads I 4.7. 23–24).

Detailed explanation-5: -St. Augustine (354-430 C.E.), originally named Aurelius Augustinus, was the Catholic bishop of Hippo in northern Africa. He was a skilled Roman-trained rhetorician, a prolific writer (who produced more than 110 works over a 30-year period), and by wide acclamation, the first Christian philosopher.