“Man himself is a great deep, whose very hairs Thou numberest, O Lord, and they fall not to the ground without Thee. And yet are the hairs of his head easier to be numbered than his feelings, and the beatings of his heart.”

Christian theologian and philosopher, from Thagaste to Hippo Regius

Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Thagaste in Numidia Cirtensis. He served as Bishop of Hippo Regius and became one of the central figures of the Latin Church in the Patristic period. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. His writing helped shape Christian theology for centuries, and his ideas remain important in discussions of faith, reason, and the moral life.