How did Saint Augustine innovate philosophy?

He is important because of the great volume of his writings, the number of important doctrines he helped formulate in Catholicism, and the depth of his insight. read more

Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a North African philosopher, convert to Christianity and eventually bishop, was significant in wrestling, from the standpoint of faith, with Greco-Roman philosophy, in which he was highly trained. read more

St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354 - 430) was an Algerian-Roman philosopher and theologian of the late Roman / early Medieval period. He is one of the most important early figures in the development of Western Christianity, and was a major figure in bringing Christianity to dominance in the previously pagan Roman Empire. read more

St. Augustine, also called Saint Augustine of Hippo, original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus, (born November 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia [now Souk Ahras, Algeria]—died August 28, 430, Hippo Regius [now Annaba, Algeria]; feast day August 28), bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul. read more

St. Augustine of Hippo (/ ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ɪ n /; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a Roman African, early Christian theologian and philosopher from Numidia whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. read more