If there is something more excellent than the truth, then that is God; if not, then truth itself is God. - Augustine of Hippo

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Engraved portrait of Augustine of Hippo, facing left

If there is something more excellent than the truth, then that is God; if not, then truth itself is God.

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About Augustine of Hippo

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Philippe de Champaigne (Public domain / CC0)

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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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