St. Augustine's writings have been influential throughout the Christian era. His portraits are often hard to identify, because he has few attributes that would distinguish him from other bishops. Despite his prolific writing and active service as Bishop of Hippo, he preferred the contemplative life and so will sometimes be shown with the attributes of a contemplative in the foreground and his episcopal mitre and staff set aside in the background. Narrative images can often be identified with life episodes recounted in the Golden Legend.
Feast day: August 28
At left, "St. Augustine and St. Jerome" - Crivelli, 1490
Other images:
Masaccio
portrait, 1426
Vivarini portrait, 1473
Altarpiece
with scenes from Augustine's
life, ca. 1490
Crivelli
portrait, 15th century
17th-century painting - Augustine as
contemplativeHagiography:
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