ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (AUG. 28TH)
St. Augustine of Hippo, writing his "Confessions" By Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) Today, on the 28th of August, the Western Orthodox celebrate the testimony and contribution of St. Augustine of Hippo! St. Augustine was born in Numidia in 354 AD to Patricius and Monica, Roman citizens of African heritage, now known to be ethnic Berbers. Monica, celebrated yesterday, was a Christian saint of great patience and prayer. Patricius was a dissolute man of evil habits who only converted to Christianity on his death bed. St. Augustine had two siblings, a younger brother named Navigius and a yonger sister who would also become a saint, named Perpetua. Augustine started his legal training at the age of 11 in Numidia, traveling to Carthage at 17 to continue the study of rhetoric and debate, and on to Rome after his father died, where he continued his studies for a time, before ending up in Milan, where he served as a lawyer for some 15 years. During this time, he liv...
