Life and works
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 November 354 | Born in Thagaste, in Roman Africa (present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria), son of Monica, a devout Christian, and Patricius, baptized only on his deathbed.[3] [4] |
| c. 373 ≈ | Becomes a 'hearer' (auditor) of Manichaeism, the dualist religion of Persian origin, to which he remains attached for about a decade.[3] |
| 383–384 ≈ | Moves to Italy and takes up in Milan, then capital of the Western Empire, the public post of professor of rhetoric and panegyrist of the imperial court (the SEP dates the move to Milan to 383).[3] |
| summer 386 | Converts to ascetic Christianity and renounces the chair of rhetoric and his career prospects.[3] |
| 386–387 | At the rural retreat of Cassiciacum, near Milan, writes his first philosophical dialogues (Contra Academicos, De beata vita, De ordine).[3] |
| Easter 387 | Baptized by Ambrose in Milan; on the return to Africa, his mother dies at Ostia (388).[3] |
| 391 | Ordained a priest at Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), apparently against his own wishes.[3] [4] |
| 395/396 | Becomes bishop of Hippo — Britannica gives 395 or 396; the SEP, about 396.[3] [4] |
| c. 396–400 ≈ | Writes the Confessions, 'philosophy in autobiography' — the SEP dates the work to c. 396–400; Britannica, to c. 400.[3] [4] |
| c. 413–426 ≈ | Writes The City of God, his great work of the theology of history, begun after the sack of Rome.[4] |
| 28 August 430 | Dies at Hippo Regius, aged 75.[3] [4] |
Reception in the COF
Present in 136 of the 589 transcription files of the Curso Online de Filosofia; 19 lectures engage him substantially (5 or more mentions). The most engaged lectures:
This section documents what Olavo said and when — never what the philosopher "really" meant. Characterizations are Olavo’s, tied to a lecture by number and date.
| Lecture (aula) | Date | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | 2011-07-16 | 19 |
| 115 | 2011-06-23 | 17 |
| 9 | 2009-06-06 | 16 |
| 1 | 2009-03-14 | 15 |
| 574 | — | 12 |
| 7 | 2009-05-16 | 9 |
| 569 | — | 9 |
| 56 | 2010-05-01 | 8 |
| 97 | 2011-03-12 | 7 |
| 34 | 2009-11-28 | 6 |
| 36 | 2009-12-12 | 6 |
| 79 | 2012-10-16 | 6 |
| 192 | 2013-02-16 | 6 |
| 54 | 2010-04-17 | 5 |
| 68 | 2010-07-31 | 5 |
A dash in the date column means the transcription file carries no verified date — an undated file, not an undated lecture. Counts are accent-insensitive, word-boundary matches over the public community transcription corpus.[1] [2]
References
- COF — community transcriptions of the Curso Online de Filosofia (585 lectures) — Community transcription repository (upstream declares CC0 for the transcription work; the lectures remain the estate's)
- COF em Áudio — lecture audio collection — Internet Archive (community upload)
- Augustine of Hippo — Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- St. Augustine — Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Augustine of Hippo (354—430 C.E.) — Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy