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Augustine of Hippo (/ ɔːˈɡʌstɪn / aw-GUST-in, US also / ˈɔːɡəstiːn / AW-gə-steen; [ 22 ] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), [ 23 ] also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
According to the Epistle to the Romans, the living can intercede for the living: "Now I (Paul) beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me" (Romans 15:30). Mary intercedes at the wedding at Cana and occasions Jesus's first miracle.
Stained glass symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, [1] and much commented upon by patristic authors. [2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.
Augustinian soteriology refers to Augustine of Hippo (354–430) view on human salvation and God's providence. His thinking was shaped by early encounters with Stoicism, Neoplatonism, and Manichaeism. Although initially opposing deterministic ideas, Augustine later incorporated elements of these philosophies, especially in his debates with the ...
talk. edit. v. t. e. On the Trinity (Latin: De Trinitate) is a Latin book written by Augustine of Hippo to discuss the Trinity in context of the Logos. Although not as well known as some of his other works, some scholars have seen it as his masterpiece, of more doctrinal importance even than Confessions or The City of God. [1] It is placed by ...
Christianity. For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third Person of the Trinity, [1] a triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each being God. [2][3][4] Nontrinitarian Christians, who reject the doctrine of the Trinity, differ significantly from ...
Saint Augustine surrounded by Augustinian monks (Paduan school, 15th century), relief in the portal tympanum of the former Augustinian convent of Santo Stefano in Venice.The book inscription is the beginning of the Rule of Saint Augustine: ANTE O[MN]IA FRATRES CARISSIMI DILIGATVR DEVS DEINDE PROXIMVS QVIA ISTA PR[A]ECEPTA SVNT N[O]B[IS] DATA - "First of all, most beloved brothers, God shall be ...
Come, Holy Spirit is a Christian prayer for guidance. [1] It is discussed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church , paragraphs 2670–2672. [ 2 ] It is used with the Catholic Church , as well as some Anglican and Lutheran denominations.