Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430) was perhaps the single most influential Christian theologian and philosopher of the West. In 395 he was ordained bishop of Hippo Regius, a Roman controlled area in Africa, which is now Annaba, Algeria. His most famous works are The City of God and Confessions.
As a bishop Augustine was well-known for his eloquent homilies. It is estimated he delivered close to 5000 sermons, although perhaps only 600 - 700 survive today.
Among those homilies St. Augustine produced a number for certain important days on the liturgical calendar. These include twelve on the feast of Christmas, two for New Year's, six for the Epiphany, fourteen for Lent, five for the Easter Vigil, five for Easter Sunday, thirty for the Easter season, and five for Ascension Thursday.
This collection provides an English translation of his Christmas homilies.
Aurelius Augustinus - more commonly "St. Augustine of Hippo," or simply "Augustine" - was a philosopher and theologian, and one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He framed the concepts of original sin and just war. Augustine was one of the most prolific Latin authors in terms of surviving works, and the list of his works consists of more than a hundred separate titles.
Augustine took the view that the Biblical text should not be interpreted literally if it contradicts what we know from science and our God-given reason. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation teaching on salvation and divine grace.
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