De vita solitaria
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De vita solitaria is a philosophical treatise composed in Latin and written between 1346 and 1356 by Italian Renaissance humanist Petrarch. It constitutes an apology of solitude dedicated to his frien
Cover for a 1600 edition of De Vita solitaria
Augustine of Hippo
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Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in t
Saint Augustin by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1645
Saint Augustine Taken to School by Saint Monica, by Niccolò di Pietro, 1413–15
Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica (1846) by Ary Scheffer
The Conversion of St. Augustine by Fra Angelico