The City of God
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On the City of God Against the Pagans, often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD. Augustine wrote the book to r
The City of God, opening text, manuscript c. 1470
Woodcut depicting Augustine writing The City of God
Excerpt from a copy of the manuscript "The City of God", made by Jacobus De Stephelt in 1472.
Augustine of Hippo
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Augustine of Hippo, also well-known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius. He is generally regarded as one of t
The City of God
…of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD. Augustine wrote the book to refute allegations that Christianity initiated the decline of Rome and is considered one of…
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