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- A city of northeast Florida on the Atlantic Ocean south-southeast of Jacksonville. Founded by the Spanish in 1565, it is the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States. The city was strategically important from 1586, when Sir Francis Drake burned it, until the Civil War, when it was occupied by Union troops.
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- noun a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
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Later, in his famous work Confessions, Aurelius Augustine also known as Saint Augustine described his conversion experience: I had no wish to read further and no need.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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Later, in his famous work Confessions, Aurelius Augustine also known as Saint Augustine described his conversion experience: I had no wish to read further and no need.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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Later, in his famous work Confessions, Aurelius Augustine also known as Saint Augustine described his conversion experience: I had no wish to read further and no need.
The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000
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He had enjoyed yard work and boasted that his Saint Augustine was the greenest grass on the block.
Fat Tuesday Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1997
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AURELIUS AUGUSTINUS, better known as Saint Augustine, was born of poor parents in the small town of Thagaste in Numidia, North Africa, A.
Introductory Note 1909
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In that sonic fugue, I recalled Saint Augustine, and his astonishment at Saint Ambrose who was reputed to have found a way to read without sounding out the words.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Through references to authorities on Church law, such as Saint Augustine, Urban and his circle of advisers constructed a case whereby violence could, in certain circumstances, be seen as a morally positive act.
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Through references to authorities on Church law, such as Saint Augustine, Urban and his circle of advisers constructed a case whereby violence could, in certain circumstances, be seen as a morally positive act.
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Through references to authorities on Church law, such as Saint Augustine, Urban and his circle of advisers constructed a case whereby violence could, in certain circumstances, be seen as a morally positive act.
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Church Fathers, such as Saint Augustine, who claim that stellar domination can be overcome by man's free will and by the grace of God, leave untouched the underlying belief in demons, in which astrology is rooted.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas JEAN SEZNEC 1968
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