Saint Augustine (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Next to Saint Paul, Saint Augustine has probably exerted the greatest influence on Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant, through his books, letters, and sermons. Born at Tagaste (now Souk-Ahras, Algeria), in North Africa, in 354, Aurelius Augustinus was brought up as a Christian by his devout mother, Monica, but when he attended school in Carthage, the fascination of rhetoric transformed him into a youthful skeptic. He professed the teachings of Manichaeanism, a philosophy derived from Zoroaster and Buddha by the Persian Mani of the third century. This doctrine stressed the...
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