Saint Augustine - If we did not have rational souls, we would not b

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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Augustine, Saint. Letters 100-155. Translated by Roland Teske, New City Press, 2003, p. 131.

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Saint Augustine

Born: November 13, 0354
Died: August 28, 0430
Nationality: Italian
Profession: Saint

Biography

Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.

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