Religion · Philosophy · Literature · AD 354–AD 430
Augustine of Hippo — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 13 November AD 354 · Died: 28 August AD 430 · Age at death: 75
How old was Augustine of Hippo when he died?
Augustine of Hippo died aged 75. He was born on 13 November AD 354 and died on 28 August AD 430.
North African bishop and theologian whose Confessions and City of God deeply shaped Christian thought and Western philosophy
Did you know?Before his conversion, he followed a hedonistic lifestyle and famously prayed for chastity, but not yet.
Quick facts
Date of birth13 November AD 354
Date of death28 August AD 430
Age at death75
NationalityRoman
BirthplaceThagaste, Numidia
Occupationphilosopher, theologian, autobiographer
Editor's Take:
Augustine wrote what many consider the first great autobiography in Western literature. His Confessions describes, with startling honesty, his restless youth, his search for meaning and his eventual conversion to Christianity. As Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, he became one of the most influential theologians in the history of the Church. His City of God, written after the sack of Rome in 410, explored how faith relates to the rise and fall of earthly powers. His ideas on grace, sin and time still shape Christian thought, both Catholic and Protestant.
Key Milestones
370: Begins studies in Carthage
384: Becomes professor of rhetoric in Milan
386: Converts to Christianity
395: Becomes Bishop of Hippo
400: Completes the Confessions
426: Completes The City of God
Augustine of Hippo ( aw-GUST-in, US also AW-gə-steen; Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also well-known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste, Numidia Cirtensis and the Bishop of Hippo Regius.
Augustine of Hippo's birthday is November 13. He was born on November 13, AD 354 in Thagaste, Numidia.
How old was Augustine of Hippo when he died?
Augustine of Hippo died on August 28, AD 430, aged 75.
Who shares a birthday with Augustine of Hippo?
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