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St. Augustine
Saint Augustine, oil on wood panel by Justus of Ghent, c. 1475; in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
St. Augustine served as the bishop of Hippo for approximately 34 to 35 years. He assumed the office in 395 or 396 CE and remained in that position until his death in 430 CE.12