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[[Image:Augustine of Hippo.jpg|right|thumb|St. Augustine]]

[[Image:Augustine of Hippo.jpg|right|thumb|St. Augustine]]

'''''Confessions''''' is the autobiography of [[Saint Augustine]].  He was one of the [[Church fathers]], very important in the history of the early Church, born in North Africa to a [[pagan]] father and Christian mother. ''Confessions'' was written in [[Latin]] shortly before 400 AD, while he was in his forties, and is a remarkable piece of [[Christianity|Christian]] literature for several reasons.

'''''Confessions''''' is the autobiography of [[Saint Augustine]].  He was one of the [[Church fathers]], very important in the history of the early Church, born in North Africa to a [[pagan]] father and Christian mother. ''Confessions'' was written in [[Latin]] shortly between 397 and 398 AD, while he was in his forties, and is a remarkable piece of [[Christianity|Christian]] literature for several reasons.

* It is the first ever [[autobiography]] in [[Western literature]], so Augustine created a whole new model of literature.

* It is the first ever [[autobiography]] in [[Western literature]], so Augustine created a whole new model of literature.