The Everlasting Man · Character
St. Augustine
Early Church father and theologian, referenced in doctrinal discussions.
minor
Also known as Augustine
First appearance: IV: The Witness of the Heretics
St. Augustine shows up with force in IV: The Witness of the Heretics. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as a Manichean before conversion, who upon becoming Catholic turned against the Manicheans, illustrating the Church's distinction from pessimism.
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