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3/4 🧵 For those who want a more in-depth biography, this work by Peter Brown is excellent. Professor Brown recently retired from Princeton. Of note is that he was raised in Northern Ireland as a Protestant.

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This is the cover of the biography by Peter Brown. The cover photo is that of a fresco portrait of Saint Augustine.
September 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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2/4 🧵 For a longer biography, James J. O'Donnell's book is quite approachable for a reader not familiar with Saint Augustine' life, writings, and times. Dr. O'Donnell was the Provost of Georgetown University.

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This book cover is of the most recent biography of Saint Augustine. It has a portion of a painting from the Renaissance of the Saint. As a Berber of North Africa, Augustine would not have looked like this painting. The author, James J. O'Donnell, is a well known Catholic historian and was Provost of Georgetown University.
September 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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1/4 🧵 Who is Saint Augustine of Hippo? Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian monk who publicly speaks about the writings and life of this North African convert, who lived in times with many similarities to ours-354-430 AD.

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Two Books are in this photo. Both were written by Garry Wills, an American historian and retired Northwestern University professor. Also, he is a practicing Roman Catholic. The book on the right is a short, less than 100 page, biography of Augustine. The book on the left, is a short introduction to Augustine's 'Confessions'. Today, we would call this an autobiography and faith journey.
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM