St Augustine Encyclopedia Britannica
· St Augustine also called Saint Augustine of Hippo original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus born November 13 354 Tagaste Numidia now Souk Ahras Algeria died August 28 430 Hippo Regius now Annaba Algeria feast day August 28 bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430 one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St Paul