I'm going to take a break from using the Veritas cards since many children aren't in school right now because of the break. I'm planning on doing a short study in church History and will possibly use the book 'The Church History A B C's' that I just ordered and received from amazon.com as a guide.
I'll see how far we get in this book in the next couple of weeks.
A =Augustine. Augustine was a man who lived a wild life as a young adult. His mother, Monica, prayed for him. His father was a pagan and believe in the Punic gods. Augustine followed in the footsteps of his father. One crime that Augustine was accused of was taking pears that weren't his and throwing them at pigs.
Augustine was born in 354, and lived in a North African town. He went to school in Carthage, and returned to his hometown of Thagaste to teach rhetoric. He adapted the view of Manichaeism and continued to rebel against God. He eventually moved away to Rome and sat under Ambrose and over a period of time, he was converted.
He became the Bishop of Hippo. He also defended the faith by arguing against Pelagius. Pelagius was a British monk who rejected the idea of original sin. Also, Augustine wrote a book called 'The City of God'.
Augustine died at the age of 76 from a fever. He was known as Africa's ancient bishop.
As a side note: I remember hearing that Augustine came to Christ just one week prior to the death of his mother, Monica, who faithfully prayed for his conversion.
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