Saint Augustine of Hippo
Born in Thagaste in 354, Augustine led a dissipated youth and strayed into Manichaeism before his sudden conversion in Milan under the influ…
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Born in Thagaste in 354, Augustine led a dissipated youth and strayed into Manichaeism before his sudden conversion in Milan under the influ…
The last of the Greek Fathers and a minister in the service of the Caliph of Damascus, John of Damascus was the great defender of images aga…
The Beloved Disciple of Jesus, John is the evangelist of the divinity of the Word. After watching over the Virgin Mary, he preached in Asia,…
Born in Tarsus and initially a fierce persecutor of Christians, Saul was miraculously converted on the road to Damascus after a vision of Ch…
Born in 1226 into a noble Italian family, Thomas Aquinas joined the Order of Saint Dominic despite the violent opposition of his relatives. …