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Në [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] dhe [[Anglican Communion]], he is a saint and pre-eminent [[Doctor of the Church]], and the patron of the [[Augustinians|Augustinian religious order]]; his memorial is celebrated 28 August, the day of his death. He is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, the alleviation of sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses.<ref name="KnoYrSaint">[http://www.catholicapologetics.info/library/saints/index.htm Know Your Patron Saint].</ref> Many [[Protestantism|Protestants]], especially [[Calvinism|Calvinists]], consider him to be one of the theological fathers of [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] due to his teaching on [[salvation]] and [[divine grace]]. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] he is blessed, and his feast day is celebrated on 15 June.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Archimandrite [now Archbishop] Chrysostomos | title =Book Review: ''The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church'' | journal =Orthodox Tradition | volume =II | issue =3&4 | pages =40–43 | url =http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/bless_aug.aspx#rose | accessdate =2007-06-28|authorlink=}}</ref> Among the Orthodox, he is called "Blessed Augustine", or "St. Augustine the Blessed".<ref>"Blessed" here does not mean that he is less than a saint, but is a title bestowed upon him as a sign of respect. {{cite journal | title =Blessed Augustine of Hippo: His Place in the Orthodox Church: A Corrective Compilation | journal =Orthodox Tradition | volume =XIV | issue =4 | pages =33–35 | url =http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/bless_aug.aspx | accessdate =2007-06-28}}</ref>
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[[File:Augustine at the school of taghaste.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Augustine at the school of [[Souk Ahras|Taghaste]] by [[Benozzo Gozzoli]]]]
Augustine was born in 354 in the [[municipium]] of Thagaste (now [[Souk Ahras]], [[Algeria]]) in [[Africa (Roman province)|Roman Africa]].<ref>[[Paul MacKendrick]], ''The North African Stones Speak'', Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1980; p. 326</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of Early Christianity'', [[Everett Ferguson]], Taylor & Francis, 1998, p.776</ref> His father, Patricius, was a pagan, and his mother, [[Saint Monica|Monica]], was Christian. Scholars believe that Augustine's ancestors included Berbers, Latins and Phoenicians.<ref name="KP">Kim Power, "Family, Relatives", ''Augustine through the ages: an encyclopedia''. Allan D. Fitzgerald (ed.). Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999, pp. 353 – 354. ISBN 978-0-8028-3843-8</ref> Augustine's family name, Aurelius, suggests that his father's ancestors were [[liberti|freedmen]] of the ''[[Aurelia (gens)|gens Aurelia]].'' Augustine's family had been Roman, from a legal standpoint, for at least a century when he was born.<ref>Serge Lancel, ''Saint Augustine'', Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd, 2002, p5</ref> It is assumed that his mother, Monica, was of [[Berber people|Berber]] origin, on the basis of her name,<ref name="KP"/><ref>Michael Brett and Elizabeth Fentress, ''The Berbers'', Wiley-Blackwell, 1997, p.71, 293</ref> but as his family were ''honestiores'', Augustine's first language is likely to have been Latin.<ref name="KP"/> At the age of 11, Augustine was sent to school at Madaurus (now [[M'Daourouch]]), a small [[Numidia]]n city about 19 miles south of Thagaste. There he became familiar with [[Latin literature]], as well as pagan beliefs and practices.<ref>Andrew Knowles and Pachomios Penkett, ''Augustine and his World'' Ch. 2.</ref> While at home in 369 and 370, he read [[Cicero]]'s [[dialogue]] ''Hortensius'' (now lost), which he described as leaving a lasting impression on him and sparking his interest in philosophy.<ref name=EA>''Encyclopedia Americana'', v.2, p. 685. Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-7172-0129-5.</ref>
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