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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Essay Questions and Bibliography

Essay Questions And Answers

1. What were some of the major influences in the life of Augustine which
led directly to his conversion and baptism?

In the thirty-three years preceding his baptism, the major influence upon
Augustine was his mother Monica. Her piety and single-minded effort to bring
her son to the altar cannot be underestimated. Augustine tells how she prayed
for this one favor, and admitted his indebtedness to his mother for the gift
of faith.

While Augustine was teaching in Carthage he became ...

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