Saint Augustine was born on November 13, 354 and died on August 28, 430 A.D. He received a classical education and became a teacher of Rhetoric, and after much struggle, converted to Christianity in 386. Ten years later, he became the bishop of Hippo in north Africa and a leading defender of the faith. The city of Rome was sacked by Alaric the Goth in 410 and blame for the disaster was placed on the Christians. In response, Augustine wrote his masterpiece, The City of God, in which he not only refuted the specific charges, but also presented a comprehensive theology of world history.

Augustine argued that the foundations of Rome were crumbling because of their inherent corruption, and that all the efforts to shore them up only hastened their ultimate collapse, because they were built on sand. This is the history of the city of man. In contrast, the city of God is built on the rock of Christ; its foundation is eternally secure and not vulnerable to the erosions of time. This is the history of the Church, which is being built throughout the world and which will continue even after the world has come to an end. The city of man and the city of God are commingled now, and their histories run together, but finally, only the city of God will endure.

Our school is named after Augustine because he is one of the greatest Christian teachers. He engaged the critics of his day, he incorporated the classical world’s best insights and philosophical thinking, and he presented everything in the light of Christ. He offered a complete worldview from the Christian perspective. Augustine is regarded as the last classical and the first medieval thinker and as the single most authoritative Father of the Church. His influence more than any other shaped the distinctive western culture of Christian humanism.

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