Biographies of the Heroes:

Saint Augustine

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Augustine was born November 13, 354 in the town of Tagaste, which is now Souk-Ahras in Algeria, and was then a part of the Roman Empire. He was a Roman citizen, and is believed to have been a member of the indigenous Berber people of North Africa. His father was a pagan, but his mother, Monica, was a devout Christian. In his youth he studied the philosophy of Plato, and later became a follower of a religion known as Manichaeanism.

He returned to Christianity at the age of thirty-two, and became Bishop of the Diocese of Hippo (now Annaba in Algeria) in his early fifties, a post he held until his death on August 28, 430. He has been criticized for having created the doctrine of the “just war,” which claims that armed violence can be justified; but is primarily remembered for his autobiography, The Confessions of Augustine, and for his work in Christianizing the philosophies of Plato. He is considered as one of the greatest and most influential of all Christian theologians, and was declared a Saint and a Doctor of the Church by the Roman Catholic Church.

Notable Attributes:

Honesty, Humbleness, Intellect, Authority

Principles:

Pray Often
Be Humble