My vote: Augustine of Hippo
Augustine has such a huge influence; it’s hard to compete with him! Hippolytus’s life is fairly legendary, which makes me, as a historian nervous. I prefer saints based in fact, not legend (a preference I ignore when I feel like it, see Olga on Saturday). As a reformed sinner, Augustine is like us: he’s not perfect, nor does he claim to be. His redemption is not only that he accepted Christ, but that he studied Christ’s word and tried his best to live by those words.
Augustine has such a huge influence; it’s hard to compete with him! Hippolytus’s life is fairly legendary, which makes me, as a historian nervous. I prefer saints based in fact, not legend (a preference I ignore when I feel like it, see Olga on Saturday). As a reformed sinner, Augustine is like us: he’s not perfect, nor does he claim to be. His redemption is not only that he accepted Christ, but that he studied Christ’s word and tried his best to live by those words.
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