Augustine of Hippo

354 – 430 · North Africa

Biography

Bishop of Hippo Regius; the towering theologian of the Latin West.

You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Confessions 1.1

Writings

  • Confessions
  • City of God
  • On the Trinity
  • On Christian Doctrine

Influence

Shaped Western theology on grace, sin, the Trinity, and the Church.