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'''Saint Augustine''' or '''Augustine of Hippo''' (A.D. 354–430) is considered one of the great fathers of the [[Christian]] church, and has been of momentous importance in the development of Christian thought. It was Saint Augustine who first developed the Christian doctrine of "[[original sin]]," upon which [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]] later expanded.
'''Saint Augustine''' or '''Augustine of Hippo''' (A.D. 354–430) is considered one of the great fathers of the [[Christian]] church, and has been of momentous importance in the development of Christian thought. It was Saint Augustine who first developed the Christian doctrine of "[[original sin]]," upon which [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]] later expanded.
Both Saint Augustine and Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] fully supported the use of [[capital punishment]].<ref>[https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n012rp_DeathPenalty_Aquinas.htm St. Augustine and St. Thomas In Favor of the Death Penalty]</ref>
Both Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas fully supported the use of [[capital punishment]].<ref>[https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/n012rp_DeathPenalty_Aquinas.htm St. Augustine and St. Thomas In Favor of the Death Penalty]</ref>
Augustine wrote about 5 million words that survive today -- much of it searchable in English online,<ref>[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156 The Gutenberg Project has several online in English]</ref><ref>[https://www.online-literature.com/saint-augustine/ some of his combined works searchable here at the Literature Network]</ref> compared with an estimated 8 million words written by Aquinas. Augustine wrote in [[Latin]], probably with the help of scribes.
Augustine wrote about 5 million words that survive today -- much of it searchable in English online,<ref>[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1156 The Gutenberg Project has several online in English]</ref><ref>[https://www.online-literature.com/saint-augustine/ some of his combined works searchable here at the Literature Network]</ref> compared with an estimated 8 million words written by Aquinas. Augustine wrote in [[Latin]], probably with the help of scribes.