St. Augustine (patron of theologians)
Saint Augustine
(patron of theologians)
Find a brief biography and a quote written by Saint Augustine. The Little Beads of Our Lady of Consolation is based on an Augustinian devotion.
BIO OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
The First Feast of Saint Augustine was likely on August 28, 1298
St. Augustine (354-430) was the wayward son of St. Monica. After many tears and prayers, her son’s life changed dramatically. In late August of 386, at the age of 31, he converted to Christianity. He became a theologian and a philosopher as well. From 396 to 430, he was the Bishop of Hippo. One of his most famous works was Confessions. He wrote it circa 400, while he was Bishop. In it, he wrote about his sinful youth and his later conversion.
CANONIZATION
He lived so long ago that his canonization was pre-congregation.* It wasn’t until 1298 that he earned the title Doctor of the Church.
*To declare a saint, proofs of holiness are investigated. In pre-Congregation years (before 1588), it was the role of the local bishop. By the late 11th Century, councils looked after it. In 1634, Pope Urban VIII made it the role of the Apostolic See. Pope Sixtus V established the Congregation of Rites in 1588. Pope Paul VI (1969) and Pope John Paul II (1983) reorganized it. It is now the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
Saint Augustine
Some Thoughts
Possessions, relationships, or activities can give us temporary happiness. But our hearts are like a jigsaw puzzle with one missing piece that only God can fill.
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It is a good idea to store your chaplets and prayer cards together. Since chaplets have unique bead groupings and prayers, the prayer card and chaplet need to stay together so that you can continue to use them.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Pixabay shared the divider image for free. We added the theme colour to it.
This intriguing depiction of Saint Augustine with the Spanish title San Agustin, by Antonio Rodríguez, was painted during his lifetime, which was from 1636 to 1691.
Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote these well-loved words in his series of 13 books, Confessions, (Lib. 1,1-2,2.5,5: C.S.E.L. 33, 1-5), which he wrote between 397-400 A.D.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
IN REVIEW
St. Augustine (born 354, died 430) was the wayward son of St. Monica. In late August 386, at the age of 31, he converted to Christianity. He also became a theologian, philosopher, bishop, and author.
St. Augustine’s canonization was pre-congregation. In other words, a local bishop investigated the proofs of holiness. In 1298, he earned the title Doctor of the Church.
The feast of St. Augustine is on August 28th.
To declare a saint, proofs of holiness are investigated. In pre-Congregation years (before 1588), it was the role of the local bishop. By the late 11th Century, councils looked after it. In 1634, Pope Urban VIII made it the role of the Apostolic See. Pope Sixtus V established the Congregation of Rites in 1588. Pope Paul VI (1969) and Pope John Paul II (1983) reorganized it. It is now the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.