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BIRTH 354 Augustine born in Thagaste (now Souk Ahras of Algeria in North Africa) WILD TEEN AND LEARNER 366 his education continues at Madaura (Roman Center of study in N. Africa) 370 returns home and slips into sinfulness (subject of Book 2 of Confessions 371 goes to Carthage to continue his education (keeps company of "the wreckers" and begins long term relationship with a woman) 372 has a son named Adeodatus his father dies a baptized Christian attracted to Manichaeism TEACHER 374 returned home to Thagaste to teach grammar 376 return to Carthage 383 — Augustine left for Rome to teach rhetoric CONVERSION 384 moves to Milan and studies Neoplatonism (esp Plotinus) disillusioned with Manichaean materialism and with the New Academy impressed by sermons of Bishop Ambrose become a catechumen in the Catholic Church of Milan 385 Monica arives in Milan and sets him up in a marriage separates from concubine before marriage but finds another 386 entertained a visitor, Ponticianus, who tells stories of ascetic St. Anthony and the desert monks of Egypt "Pick up and read. Pick up and read," Augustine opens Romans 13 387 Baptized his mother dies Book IX of The Confessions ends 390 his son dies PRIEST IN HIPPO 391 Ordained in Hippo 393 begins writing against Manichaean heresy (continues to 405) 394 begins combating Donatists (continues for next 8 years) 395 — ordained coadjutor (assistant) bishop of Hippo writes On Christian Doctrine BISHOP 396 Succedes Valerius as Bishop of Hippo 397 Begins writing The Confessions (completed 400 or 401) 410 Conflict with Pelagius 408 — The eastern German Visigoths crossed over the borders of the Roman Empire 413 Begins work on The City of God 418 — The Council of Carthage, with over two hundred bishops under Augustine's leadership, pronounced Pelagianism heretical. 420?-Vision of St. Jerome 429 — Vandals, who were Arian Christians led by Genseric, invaded Africa from Spain. 430 — The North African coastal provinces of Mauretania and Numidia were ravaged by Vandals, who raped, tortured, and pillaged, burning Catholic churches along the way. Catholic bishops and refugees fled to Hippo, which was a fortified city. 430 Augustine Dies 
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