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Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne
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Philippe de Champaigne
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Augustine of Hippo Sandro Botticelli
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Sandro Botticelli
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奥古斯丁

奧古斯丁
Àogǔsīdīng
proper noun #25,246

Meanings

  1. 1 Augustine
  2. 2 Saint Augustine

About Augustine of Hippo

354–430 · 思想家 thinker

Bishop of Hippo in Roman North Africa and the most influential early Christian thinker in the West. His 《忏悔录》 (Confessions) tells of his youth and conversion.

Also called  圣奥古斯丁

Examples

HSK 5
奥古斯丁是早期基督教的重要哲学家。
Àogǔsīdīng shì zǎoqī Jīdūjiào de zhòngyào zhéxuéjiā.
Augustine was an important philosopher of early Christianity.
HSK 6
圣奥古斯丁的思想影响了西方神学一千多年。
Shèng Àogǔsīdīng de sīxiǎng yǐngxiǎng le xīfāng shénxué yìqiān duō nián.
Saint Augustine's thought influenced Western theology for over a thousand years.

Tips

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He is also written 奥斯定, as in 奥斯定会, the Catholic order that follows his rule. His City of God appears both as 《天主之城》, with the Catholic word for God, 天主, and as 《上帝之城》, with the Protestant 上帝.

Stroke Order

奥 ào
古 gǔ
斯 sī
丁 dīng