Augustine

Augustine of Hippo 13 November 354 – 28 August 430)[4] was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher[5] 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.[6]
 Augustine is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Christian Church, and the Anglican Communion and as a preeminent Doctor of the Church. He is also the patron of the Augustinians. His memorial is celebrated on 28 August, the day of his death. Augustine is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, the alleviation of sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses.[9] Many Protestants, especially Calvinists and Lutherans, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teachings on salvation and divine grace.[10][11][12] Lutherans, and Martin Luther in particular, have held Augustine in preeminence (after the Bible and St. Paul). Luther himself was a member of the Order of the Augustinian Eremites (1505–1521). 
Attributes: Child; dove; pen; shell, pierced heart, holding book with a small church, bishop's staff, miter
Patronage: Brewers; printers; theologians; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; San Agustin, Isabela;Tanza, Cavite 
Shrines: San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, Italy      
(/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ or /ˈɔːɡəstiːn/)