Saint Augustine Quotes


There is nothing more serious than the sacrilege of schism because there is no just cause for severing the unity of the Church.


Citations

Augustine. Answer to the Donatists. Translated by Roland J. Teske, New City Press, 2011, p. 65.

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

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.