Svatý Augustin - Brno, Czech Republic
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N 49° 12.167 E 016° 37.779
33U E 618709 N 5451276
CS: Socha sv. Augustina na levé strane kostela Nanebevzetí Panny Marie.
EN: Statue of st. Augustine at left side of church of Assumption of Virgin Mary.
Waymark Code: WMDTNP
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/23/2012
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CS:
Aurelius Augustinus (též sv. Augustin nebo Augustin z Hippo) (354 Thagaste, dnes Souk-Ahras v Alžírsku – 430 Hippo Regius, dnes Annaba (v dnešním Alžírsku) byl biskup a ucitel církve v období pozdního rímského císarství; je též svatým katolické církve, jehož svátek pripadá na 28. srpna. Augustinus je jeden z nejvýznamnejších rane krestanských filozofu a teologu, predstavitel latinské platónsky orientované patristiky.
Díky Augustinovu spisu Vyznání, jehož prvních deset knih je jakousi duchovní autobiografií, se nám verne zachoval obraz Augustinova života. Augustin se narodil roku 354 v Thagaste v rodine pohanského rímského úredníka a zbožné krestanské matky, svaté Moniky. Po studiích v Tagaste a Madaure se venoval vyucování rétoriky; v mládí žil nevázaným životem, roku 372 se mu narodil nemanželský syn Adeodatus. Svou zkažeností velmi zarmucoval svou matku, která se neustále modlila za synovo obrácení. Ciceronuv spis Hortensius jej vyprovokoval k zájmu o filosofii: tehdy Augustin vstoupil do manichejské sekty a setrval v ní devet let. Od roku 383 vyucoval rétoriku v Ríme, od roku 384 v Miláne. Po dlouhých vnitrních bojích se roku 387 nechal pokrtít milánským biskupem sv. Ambrožem. Roku 389 se vrátil do Thagaste v severní Africe, roku 390 nebo 391 prijal z rukou biskupa Valeria knežské svecení a roku 393 se stal ve meste Hippo Regius biskupem. Svuj život venoval práci na filosofických a teologických spisech a péci o svou církevní obec. Zemrel behem nájezdu Vandalu roku 430.
Zdroj: www.cs.wikipedia.org
EN:
Augustine of Hippo (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria). He was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity.
According to his contemporary, Jerome, Augustine "established anew the ancient Faith." In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterward by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus. After his conversion to Christianity and baptism in AD 387, Augustine developed his own approach to philosophy and theology, accommodating a variety of methods and different perspectives. He believed that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom, and he framed the concepts of original sin and just war.
When the Western Roman Empire was starting to disintegrate, Augustine developed the concept of the Catholic Church as a spiritual City of God (in a book of the same name), distinct from the material Earthly City. His thoughts profoundly influenced the medieval worldview. Augustine's City of God was closely identified with the Church, the community that worshipped God.
In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, he is a saint and pre-eminent Doctor of the Church, and the patron of the Augustinian religious order; his memorial is celebrated 28 August, the day of his death. He is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, the alleviation of sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of Reformation due to his teaching on salvation and divine grace. In the Eastern Orthodox Church he is blessed, and his feast day is celebrated on 15 June. Among the Orthodox, he is called "Blessed Augustine", or "St. Augustine the Blessed".
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org
Associated Religion(s): Roman-catholic
Statue Location: Church of Assumption of Virgin Mary
Entrance Fee: free
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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