Saint Augustine

the one of “take up and read”

Who was Saint Augustine?

He was born in the year 354 in Thagaste, in North Africa. As a young man he drifted away from the faith. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, January 9, 2008
In Milan, in the year 386, he read a page of Saint Paul and his life changed. Saint Augustine, Confessions VIII, 12, 29; vatican.va, Benedict XVI, January 9, 2008
He was bishop of Hippo and wrote the Confessions. The Church calls him a Doctor of the Church. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, January 9, 2008; Roman Martyrology, August 28