17496 Augustinus | Discovered 1992 Feb. 29 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg. |
Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), born in North Africa, converted to Christianity in Milan and was bishop of the antique town Hippo from 395. His principal works De Civitate Dei, De Trinitate Dei and Confessiones, strongly influenced Christian theology and ethics. |
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