Augustine facts for kids

Augustine, Augustin, or Augustini are names used by several important people throughout history. The most famous is Augustine of Hippo, a very influential thinker and writer from ancient times. Other notable people named Augustine include a key figure in English history and a modern American engineer. The name can also refer to a place in Romania.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

The Saint Augustine Taken to School by Saint Monica, by Niccolò di Pietro (1413–15)

Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) was a very important Christian leader and writer. He is often called a "Church Father" because his ideas helped shape Christian beliefs for centuries. He was born in a Roman town in what is now Algeria, North Africa.

Augustine wrote many books and letters. His most famous works are "Confessions" and "City of God." "Confessions" tells the story of his life and his journey to becoming a Christian. "City of God" discusses how faith and society connect.

He became a bishop in the city of Hippo Regius (modern-day Annaba, Algeria). He is considered a saint by many Christian churches. He is also the patron saint of the Augustinians, a group of religious orders.

Other Notable Augustines

The earliest known portrait of Saint Augustine in a 6th-century fresco, Lateran, Rome

• Augustine of Canterbury (died 604 AD) was a monk sent by the Pope to England. He became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He played a big role in bringing Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons in England.

• Mar Augustine Kandathil (1874-1956) was an important religious leader in India. He was the first Indian Archbishop and the first head of the Catholic St. Thomas Christians.

• Norman Ralph Augustine (born 1935) is an American engineer and businessman. He is known for his work in the aviation and aerospace industries.

• Some of the Vietnamese Martyrs also had Augustine as part of their names. These were people who died for their Christian faith in Vietnam.

Places named Augustin

• Augustin is also the name of a commune (a type of town or district) in Braşov County, Romania.

Related pages

• St. Augustine
• Augustinians
• Augustine Volcano
• Augustine Inmerlo

Images for kids

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  Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica (1846) by Ary Scheffer

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  The Conversion of St. Augustine by Fra Angelico

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  The vision of St. Augustine by Ascanio Luciano

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  Augustine's arm bones, Saint Augustin Basilica, Annaba, Algeria

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  St. Augustine by Carlo Crivelli

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  Painting of Saint Augustine (1458) by Tomás Giner, tempera on panel, Diocesan Museum of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

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  St. Augustine by Peter Paul Rubens

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  St. Augustine in His Study by Vittore Carpaccio, 1502

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  Saint Augustine in the Nuremberg Chronicle

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  Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli, 1494, Uffizi Gallery

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  Saint Augustine painting by Antonio Rodríguez

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  Saint Augustine Disputing with the Heretics painting by Vergós Group

See also

In Spanish: Agustín de Hipona para niños