St.Augustine Lived around 350-430 B.C. . He is also know as Augustine of Hippo.
He came up with the idea of original sin which is that after the fall of man when Adam and Eve where tempted by the serpent and because of their sin a child has to be baptized to be rid of his or her sin.
When he became a priest he sold his family's estate and gave the money from it to the poor. But he did use his family's house as a church.
He believed that Christians should not consult diviners or astronomers because you may start to consult them instead of God.
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Hi Camille
St. Augustine was born in 350 AD, which means after the birth of Christ (not BC). Generally the term saint is applied to followers of Jesus Christ who have done something miraculous or wonderful, so they are all born after Jesus.
Interesting comment about the diviners and astronomers. It made me read more about the argument.
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