![]() Augustine is one of the great founders in religious life. ![]() This letter later became the chief basis for the “Rule of St. Augustine wrote a letter to her successor with advice about the future governance of the congregation. His sister became an abbess of a convent, and shortly after her death St. He had one brother and a sister, who all received a Christian education. Augustine was born in Northern Africa in 354, to Patricius and St. Just who was this ‘sinner turned saint’ in the church? Many learn from his autobiography how to bring their heart closer to God’s heart, the only place to find true happiness. Late have I loved Thee” ( Confessions, Chapter 10). Augustine admits to God: “Late have I loved Thee, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new. ![]() Augustine confesses to God, narrating the writing addressed to Him. ![]() He wrote his Confessions ten years after converting, and after being a priest for eight years. For a thousand years, until the publication of the Imitation of Christ, Confessions was the most common manual on the spiritual life. Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee” ( Confessions, Chapter 1). ![]() Augustine’s Confessions, begins in this way: “Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised. One of the most famous autobiography’s in the world, St. ![]()
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