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St Augustine

Draw a line from each item on the left to its match on the right.

1. Date of birth
2. Place of Birth
3. Death date
4. Father's name
5. Mother
6. Recognized as
7. Places where he studied
8. What is Rhetoric?
9. Places where he taught
10. Who was St Augustine in his youth?
11. What led St Augustine to convert?
12. Baptism
13. Ordained a Bishop of Hippo
14. Feast Day
15. Credited for
16. Patron saint of
17. Ordained a priest
A. art of using language effectively to persuade or influence others
B. Devout Christian named Monica
C. Tagaste
D. November 13, 354 AD
E. Pagan named Patricius
F. Grammar in Tagaste, Rhetoric in Cartage, Rome, and Milan
G. August 28, 430 AD Hippo
H. August 28
I. At the University in Tagaste (grammar) and Carthage (Rhetoric)
J. 395 AD
K. Spiritual struggle, the preaching of St Ambrose, and the prayers of his mother Monica,
L. Brewers, printers, and theologians
M. 391 AD
N. Doctor of the Church
O. Shaping Christian thought on many topics with his writings on salvation and grace
P. 387 AD in Milan
Q. Augustine was intelligent but lived a non-Christian immoral life

Answer Key

1. Date of birth → A. art of using language effectively to persuade or influence others
2. Place of Birth → B. Devout Christian named Monica
3. Death date → I. At the University in Tagaste (grammar) and Carthage (Rhetoric)
4. Father's name → N. Doctor of the Church
5. Mother → E. Pagan named Patricius
6. Recognized as → G. August 28, 430 AD Hippo
7. Places where he studied → F. Grammar in Tagaste, Rhetoric in Cartage, Rome, and Milan
8. What is Rhetoric? → D. November 13, 354 AD
9. Places where he taught → C. Tagaste
10. Who was St Augustine in his youth? → Q. Augustine was intelligent but lived a non-Christian immoral life
11. What led St Augustine to convert? → K. Spiritual struggle, the preaching of St Ambrose, and the prayers of his mother Monica,
12. Baptism → P. 387 AD in Milan
13. Ordained a Bishop of Hippo → J. 395 AD
14. Feast Day → H. August 28
15. Credited for → O. Shaping Christian thought on many topics with his writings on salvation and grace
16. Patron saint of → L. Brewers, printers, and theologians
17. Ordained a priest → M. 391 AD