Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series I/Volume I/Chief Events in the Life of St. Augustin

Chief Events in the Life of St. Augustin.

(as Given, Nearly, in the Benedictine Edition).

354.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Augustin born at Tagaste, Nov. 13; his parents, Patricius and Monnica; shortly afterwards enrolled among the Catechumens.

370.&#160; Returns home from studying Rhetoric at Madaura, after an idle childhood, and from idleness falls into dissipation and sin.

371.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Patricius dies; Augustin supported at Carthage by his mother, and his friend Romanianus; forms an illicit connection.

372.&#160; Birth of his son Adeodatus.

373. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Cicero&#8217;s Hortensius awakens in him a strong desire for true wisdom.

374.&#160; He falls into the Manich&#230;an heresy, and seduces several of his acquaintances into it. His mother&#8217;s earnest prayers for him; she is assured of his recovery.

376.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Teaches Grammar at Tagaste; but soon returns to Carthage to teach Rhetoric—gains a prize.

379.&#160; Is recovered from study of Astrology—writes his books De pulchro et apto.

382.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Discovers the Manich&#230;ans to be in error, but falls into scepticism. Goes to Rome to teach Rhetoric.

385.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Removes to Milan; his errors gradually removed through the teaching of Ambrose, but he is held back by the flesh; becomes again a Catechumen.

386.&#160; Studies St. Paul; converted through a voice from heaven; gives up his profession; writes against the Academics; prepares for Baptism.

387.&#160; Is baptized by Bishop Ambrose, with his son Adeodatus. Death of his mother, Monnica, in her fifty-sixth year, at Ostia.

388.&#160; Aug. revisits Rome, and then returns to Africa. Adeodatus, full of promise, dies.

389.&#160; Aug. against his will ordained Presbyter at Hippo by Valerius, its Bishop.

392.&#160; Writes against the Manich&#230;ans.

394.&#160; Writes against the Donatists.

395.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Ordained Assistant Bishop to Valerius, toward the end of the year.

396.&#160; Death of Bishop Valerius. Augustin elected his successor.

397.&#160; Aug. writes the Confessions, and the De Tinitate against the Arians.

398.&#160; Is present at the fourth Council of Carthage.

402.&#160; Refutes the Epistle of Petilianus, a Donatist.

404.&#160; Applies to C&#230;cilianus for protection against the savageness of the Donatists.

408.&#160; Writes De urbis Rom&#230; obsidione.

411.&#160; Takes a prominent part in a conference between the Catholic Bishops and the Donatists.

413.&#160; Begins the composition of his great work De Civitate Dei, completed in 426.

417.&#160; Writes De gestis Pal&#230;stin&#230; synodi circa Pelagium.

420.&#160; Writes against the Priscillianists.

424.&#160; Writes against the Semipelagians.

426.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Appoints Heraclius his successor.

428.&#160; Writes the Retractations.

429.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Answers the Epistles of Prosper and Hilary.

430.&#160; Dies Aug. 28, in the third month of the siege of Hippo by the Vandals.