Non enim amat Deus damnare sed salvare, et ideo patiens est… - Augustine of Hippo

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Non enim amat Deus damnare sed salvare, et ideo patiens est in malos, ut de malis faciat bonos.

Augustine of Hippo

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St. Augustine of Hippo (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a Christian theologian, rhetor, North African bishop, Doctor of the Catholic Church, saint, and a philosopher influenced in his early years by Manichaeism and the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus.

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Native Name: Aurelius Augustinus

Alternative Names: Saint Augustine • Saint Austin • Augustine • St. Augoustinos • St. Augustine of Hippo • Aurelius Augustine • Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis • St. Augustine • Augustinus • Saint Augustine of Hippo • Augustinus, Aurelius • bishop of Hippo

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Non enim amat Deus damnare sed salvare, et ideo patiens est in malos, ut de malis faciat bonos. - Augustine of Hippo

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