The Confessions Illustrated

The Confessions Illustrated

by Saint Augustine
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Publication Date: 08/08/2020

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The Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by Saint Augustine of Hippo, written in Latin between 397 and 400 AD. The work outlines Saint Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published under the title The Confessions of Saint Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles. Its original title was Confessions in Thirteen Books, and it was composed to be read out loud with each book being a complete unit.

Confessions is generally considered one of Augustine's most important texts. It is widely seen as the first Western Christian autobiography ever written (Ovid had invented the genre at the start of the first century AD with his Tristia), and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the Middle Ages. Professor Henry Chadwick wrote that Confessions will "always rank among the great masterpieces of western literature.

ISBN:
1230004103523
1230004103523
Category:
Philosophy of religion
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
08-08-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
manjit singh
Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine of Hippo was born in Thagaste, present-day Algeria, in 354 AD. A theologian and philosopher, his writings, including Confessions and The City of God, have left an enduring legacy on Christian thought.

He is recognised as one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and as a Roman Catholic Doctor of the Church.

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