Saint
Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Country / origin
- Today's Algeria
- Life
- 354–430
- Feast
- 28 August
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
After a restless youth he was converted in his thirties, became Bishop of Hippo and one of the greatest teachers of the Church. He tells his story in the Confessions.
In Scripture: Romans 13:13–14
Patron of
- conversion
- theology
- the search for truth
- spiritual restlessness
When to ask for intercession
- doubts of faith
- a complicated past
- searching for meaning
- struggling with old habits
A short prayer
Saint Augustine, help my restless heart to seek the truth and to rest at last in God.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Anxiety
- Addiction
- Forgiveness and a hard past
- Deep conversion
- Starting again after failing
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