Augustine At A Glance

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Dates	Events

Nov. 13, 354	Birthday of St. Augustine in Tagaste, North Africa.
354-365	Infancy and first study
365-369	Studies in Madaura
370	A year of idleness at home, Autumn, becomes a student of rhetoric in Carthage.
371	Returns to Carthage to study Rhetoric and Liberal Arts
372	Death of his father, Patricius, Birth of his son Adeodatus
373	Reads the “HORTENSIUS” of Cicero was converted to Manicheism.
374	Conducts a school at Tagaste.
376	Death of his best friend. Returns to Carthage and opens a school.
380	Writes The Beautiful and Fit of first book.
383	Leaves for Rome and opens a school.
384	Becomes a professor of Rhetoric in Milan. Hears St. Ambrose preach. Becomes a cathechumen in Catholic Church
386	Suffering from chest ailment, resigns chair of Rhetoric; is converted to the Catholic Church. Retires with friends to Cassiciacum. Writes against the Academics; On the Happy Life; On order and Soliloquies.
387	April 24, Augustine is baptized by St. Ambrose. Autumn, death of St. Monica.
388	Returns to Africa and proceeds to Tagaste.
389	Death of Adeodatus at Tagaste, where Augustine had established a community that lived in accord with the Rule of the Apostles (cf. Acts).
390	Ordained as priest at Hippo.
392	Debate in Hippo with Fortunatus.
395	Consecrated as Bishop and made Assistant to Valerius, Bishop of Hippo.
396	Valerius died, Augustine took over.
397-400	Writes Controversy with the Donatists
412-421	Controversy with the Pelagians.
413-426	Writes the City of God
427	Writes his Retractations, where he listed all his works, except letters and sermons.
430	August 28, dies during the siege of Hippo by Vandals.

IMPORTANT PERSONS IN AUGUSTINE'S LIFE
A. FAMILY
	MOTHER	St. Monica
	FATHER	Patricius
	BROTHER	Navigius
	SISTER	Perpetua
	MOTHER OF ADEODATUS	Unnamed
	HIS SON	Adeodatus
B. HIS COMPANIONS AND FRIENDS
	ALYPIUS	Townmate, disciple and collaborator
	EVODIUS	Member of their group in Milan
	POSSIDIUS	Augustine's biographer
	NEBRIDIUS	Augustine's friend in Italy
C. HIS MOVERS AND INSPIRATIONS
	ROMANIANUS	A rich man, a family friend
	CICERO	A latin poet, author of “Hortensius” the book that awakened in Augustine the desire for wisdom.
	ST. AMBROSE	Bishop of Milan
	ST. JEROME	A Great, Studious and learned Christian
	PONTICIANUS	Employee of the Imperial Court
	VICTORINUS	Famous Philosopher

IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE LIFE OF ST. AUGUSTINE
TAGASTE	Birthplace of St. Augustine ; he took his primary studies and had his first experience as a professor in Grammar there. It was also in Tagaste where Augustine and his friends established their community patterned after that of Jerusalem.
MADAURA	Augustine took his Secondary Education here.
CARTHAGE	The place where Augustine took up higher education, Liberal Arts and Rhetoric . It was here where he had his first experience as a Rhetoric professor . It was also the seat of the many Councils where Augustine assisted actively as a Bishop.
ROME	Seat of Rhetoric . The place where St. Monica died and was buried (Ostia).
MILAN	Residence of the Emperor. Augustine won the Official Seat of Rhetorics here. Place of Conversion and Baptism
OSTIA TIBERINA	A sea port of Rome. The place of “Ecstacy” of St. Augustine and St. Monica. Where St. Monica died and was buried.
CASSICIACUM	A vilage near Milan. A retreat place of Augustine together with companions before the Baptism.Where he wrote various philosophical treatises in dialogue with his friends .
HIPPO (REGIUS)	Seat of the diocese of St. Augustine. Here, Augustine was ordained priest and Consecrated as Bishop. Foundation of the three monasteries. The place of his death and burial

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