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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