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Augustine of Canterbury, Saint Confessor , apostle of the English, first Archbishop of Canterbury , born Rome; died Canterbury , England , 604. From the monastery of Saint Andrew, in Rome, Pope Gregory I, learning that the pagans in Britain were disposed to embrace the Faith, sent Augustine and his Benedictine brethren to instruct them. … Continue reading “Augustine of Canterbury, Saint”

Augustine OF Alfeld a monk of the order of St. Francis, flourished in the 16th century, and wrote many works, chiefly against Luther. Among them are, Liber quo, contra M. Lutherum, contendit Divino Jure institutum hoc esse, ut Totius Ecclesice Christiance Caoput Romanus sit Pontifex (1520): Pia Collatio cum Luthero super Biblia Nova Alveldens. (Alveldse, … Continue reading “Augustine OF Alfeld”

Augustine Novellus, Blessed (Matteo de’ Termini) General of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, born Termini, Sicily; died San Leonardo, near Siena, Italy , 1309 . He filled various civil offices, and was appointed chancellor by King Manfred of Sicily, whom he accompanied in his war against Charles of Anjou. He then became an Augustinian monk, … Continue reading “Augustine Novellus, Blessed”

Augustine, Michael Of Saint a Carmelite, was born at Brussels in 1621. He taught philosophy, and was the master of the novices, prior, and three times provincial of his order. He wrote, Introductio in Terranm Carmeli, etc. (Brussels, 1652; also in Dutch):-Institutionum Mysticarum Libri IV (Antwerp, 1671, 4to): The Life of the Venerable Fr. Arnold: … Continue reading “Augustine, Michael Of Saint”

Augustine Hewit Second superior general of the Paulists, born Fairfield, Connecticut, 1820; died New York, New York, 1897. Ordained a Congregationalist minister, after visiting England he embraced Anglicanism, and following Newman in the Oxford Movement became a Catholic. He then joined the Redemptorists and a few years later associated himself with Father Hecker in establishing … Continue reading “Augustine Hewit”

Augustine Calmet (1672-1757) Benedictine exegete, born near Commercy, France ; died Abbey of Senones, near Saint-Die. Ordained 1696 , he taught philosophy and theology and exegesis. In his “Commentary on all the Books of the Old and New Testament, he confines himself to the literal interpretation of the text. He also wrote a history of … Continue reading “Augustine Calmet”

Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus), bishop of Hippo, was born at Tagaste, in Numidia, Nov. 13, 354. His mother, Monica, was a Christian and a woman of piety, who took care to have her son instructed in the true faith and placed among the catechumens. His father was as yet unbaptized, and appears to have cared more … Continue reading “Augustine”

Augustin von Alfeld (Alveldt, or Alveldianus) One of the earliest and most aggressive opponents of Luther, born in the village of Alfeld, near Hildesheim, from which he took his surname; died probably in 1532, Nothing is known of his parentage, youth, and early ciscan of the Regular Observance, belonging to the Saxon Province of the … Continue reading “Augustin von Alfeld”

Augustin Quintano Catholic missionary. Born c.1660; died 1734. Mastered the difficult language of the Mixe Indians of southern Oaxaca, Mexico, and wrote a grammar and a series of religious articles in that language. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Augustin Fresnel Catholic physicist. Born Brogglie, Normandy, France , 1788 ; died Ville d’ Avray, near Paris, France , 1827 . He occupies a prominent place among French scientists, notable for his research in optics. He extended the work of Huyghens on double refraction and developed the theory bearing his name, formulated the laws of … Continue reading “Augustin Fresnel”