San Agustin

sábado, 28 de agosto de 2010

Publicado por BENC1A02 en 13:20

BENC1A02: San Agustin was born in North Africa in 354, son of Patrick and Santa Monica. He had a brother and sister, and they all received a Christian education. His sister became abbess of a convent and soon after his death St. Augustine wrote a letter to his successor, including advice on the future direction of the congregation. This letter later became the basis for the Rule of St. Augustine ", in which St. Augustine is one of the great founders of religious life. Inspired by the philosophical treatise Hortensius, the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, Augustine became an ardent seeker of truth, studying various philosophical before entering the heart of the Church. For nine years, from 373 to 382 years, adhered to Manichaeism, a Persian dualistic philosophy widespread at that time by the Western Roman Empire. With its fundamental principle of conflict between good and evil, Manichaeism Augustine seemed a doctrine that could match the experience and provide more appropriate assumptions on which to build a philosophical and ethical. Moreover, its moral code was very strict, Augustine recalled later in his Confessions: "Give me chastity and continence, but not now."

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