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St. Augustine is one of the most influential doctors of the Catholic Church. He was born in the Roman province of Numidia, North Africa in 354. Born of a pagan father and a Christian mother, St. Monica, his early education was that of a young pagan gentleman. St. Augustine’s infamous life of impurity and practice of Manichaeism reveal the magnitude of his conversion to Christianity, mainly through the intercession of his mother, St. Monica.
St. Augustine finally began to pull away from his pagan ways and was eventually baptized in 387 by St. Ambrose of Milan, a great friend of St. Monica’s. Saint Augustine went on to become the Bishop of Hippo and one of the greatest Catholic Christian writers. His most well-known works being “Confessions” and “City of God“.
St. Augustine is a perfect example of how God works miracles in our lives, often through the intercession of other people. Once Augustine cried out to God, “Too late have I loved you!” It is never too late to commit ourselves to conversion and service to our Lord!