St. Augustine of Hippo, born on this day in Numidia (Algeria) in A.D. 354. Original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus, feast day August 28, bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church, and a Doctor of the Church. St. Augustine’s numerous written works, the most important of which are Confessions and City of God, shaped the practice of biblical exegesis and helped lay the foundation for much of medieval and modern Christian thought.
source: Encyclopaedia Britannica
