Augustine of Hippo ( or ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are "The City of God" and "Confessions." 

According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." In his early years, he was influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his baptism and conversion to Christianity in 386, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and perspectives. Believing that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin and made seminal contributions to the development of just war theory. When the Western Roman Empire began to disintegrate, Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City. His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. The segment of the Church that adhered to the concept of the Trinity as defined by the Council of Nicaea and the Council of Constantinople closely identified with Augustine's "On the Trinity".
Who wrote "Confessions?"
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When did he formulate the church as a sacred city?
When the Roman Empire ended, did he separate church cities from material cities?
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Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
yes
The City of God" and "Confessions."
"The City of God"
"The City of God" 
Patristic Era
 Patristic Era
Manichaeism
influenced by Manichaeism
Plotinus
afterward by the neo-Platonism of Plotinus
yes
After his baptism and conversion to Christianity in 386
386
Christianity in 386
developed his own approach to philosophy and theology
 Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology
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ine of Hippo ( or ; 13 November 354 
North Africa
early North African
Hippo Regius in north Africa
bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa
grace of Christ
Believing that the grace of Christ
doctrine of original sin
he helped formulate the doctrine of original sin
just war theory
development of just war theory
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unknown
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ugustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City.
Church as a spiritual City of God
Church as a spiritual City of God
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His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview
28 August 430
 28 August 430