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[[File:Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|Saint Augustine]]

[[File:Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|Saint Augustine]]

{{See also|Confessions}}.

{{See also|Confessions}}.

'''Saint Augustine''' or '''Augustine of Hippo''' (A.D. 354–430) is considered one of the great [[church father]]s 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 [[Church Father|church father]]s 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>