Augustine

Augustine of Hippo was born in 354 in the Roman province of Africa. In the late 390s he became Bishop of Hippo and set up a quasi-monastic community. This title is one of series that provides details of biography in a "bite-sized" form on subjects ranging from mystics to lay people.
 
Augustine of Hippo was born in 354 in the Roman province of Africa. In the late 390s he became Bishop of Hippo and set up a quasi-monastic community. This title is one of series that provides details of biography in a "bite-sized" form on subjects ranging from mystics to lay people.