Was St. Augustine an African?

Foremost of them is the inventor of autobiography, Aurelius Augustinus, whom we call Saint Augustine. He was born in Thagaste, North Africa, in present day Algeria. He was a thorough Roman, and we have no idea at all about his personal appearance. read more

Augustine the African by James J. O'Donnell Augustine was born in Tagaste (modern Souk Ahras, Algeria) in 354 and died almost seventy-six years later in Hippo Regius (modern Annaba) on the Mediterranean coast sixty miles away. 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

St. Augustine, Florida: Birthplace of African American History By David Nolan The rich African American heritage of St. Augustine should cause all history textbooks to be rewritten. read more

Augustine refers to himself many times being African with dark skin in his homilies as bishop. On the current understanding of Augustine, much has been ascertained that Augustine was Black (by the racially-charged vernacular of today). read more