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Portrait of St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Augustine of Hippo

A brilliant, restless seeker who chased pleasure, ambition, and rival philosophies for years — until grace caught him in a garden and made him one of the Church's greatest minds.

Feast: August 28 354–430 (76 years) Doctor of the Church Bishop
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Quotes & Sayings of St. Augustine of Hippo

  • “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

    — Confessions

  • “Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you.”

    — Confessions

  • “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.”

    — Confessions

  • “Love, and do what you will.”

    — Homilies on the First Epistle of John
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