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Which modern Algerian cities correspond to Tagaste and Hippo Regius?
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St. Augustine
Saint Augustine, oil on wood panel by Justus of Ghent, c. 1475; in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
The modern Algerian cities that correspond to the ancient locations associated with St. Augustine are as follows:
- Tagaste: This town, the birthplace of St. Augustine, corresponds to the modern city of Souk Ahras, Algeria.1
- Hippo Regius: This coastal city, where St. Augustine served as bishop, is the modern city of Annaba, Algeria.12