Following his conversion, Augustine was consecrated as a priest and returned to Thagaste. In 396, he was elected bishop of the regional capital Hippo Regius. He died in 430 during the [[Vandal]] siege of Hippo. | Following his conversion, Augustine was consecrated as a priest and returned to Thagaste. In 396, he was elected bishop of the regional capital Hippo Regius. He died in 430 during the [[Vandal]] siege of Hippo. |