Throughout the centuries, there have been countless influences not only on social and political life, but also on religious character and prevalence. Aurelius Augustine, who would later rise to the position of bishop in the early Catholic Church, was one of the most interesting characters who would certainly leave his mark on the Roman Empire, especially in the few decades preceding the end of the western part of the empire. be conquered by the North Germanic tribes. Perhaps, his most influential characteristic, which history still records today, was his extraordinary tenacity in preserving the Christian religion as it was "supposed" to be and in spreading that influence to all who walked the earth. This, of course, is only a small part of the intense influence that the great man called St. Augustine of Hippo truly had, and still has, on the world. The man many would call Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church today, was born as Aurelius Augustine in the year 354, on November 13, in Tagaste. Raised in the Roman province of North Africa, present-day Tunisia, Augustine would have been “among the many who were freed by Caracalla's famous edict of 212, by which almost all the free men of the Empire became Roman citizens” (Bonner 1963, 36 ). This can be attributed to the origins of his surname. He grew up in a poor, difficult family, but this did not stop his father Patricius' determination, as Gerald Bonner says, "to ensure he had the best education possible" (1963, 38). What is also interesting to note are the surprisingly opposite feelings for the Christian religion towards both of Augustine's parents. His mother, very devout, as the sources say, was a catalyst in Augustine... middle of paper... nor, true, the Christian faith, can be seen as a soldier. Therefore, it is different whether he should be labeled Doctor of the Church or Soldier of the Faith, or perhaps even both. Works Cited Agostino, Aurelio. The Confessions. Translated by JG Pilkington. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1876.Bonner, Gerald. Saint Augustine of Hippo: life and controversies. London: SCM Press, LTD., 1963.McCabe, Joseph. "The Conversion of Saint Augustine". International Journal of Ethics (University of Chicago Press) 12, no. 4 (July 1902): 450-459. Philip Woollcott, Jr. "Some Considerations on Creativity and Religious Experience in St. Augustine of Hippo." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (Blackwell Publishing, Ltd.) 5, no. 2 (Spring 1966): 273-283.Portalié, Eugène. "Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo". The Catholic Encyclopedia (Robert Appleton Company) 2 (1907).