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Confessions
An autobiographical prayer that narrates conversion, desire, memory, and grace under God's providence.
Augustine of Hippoc. AD 397-4014th century
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Overview
- Category
- Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
- Genre
- Biography
- Tradition
- Western
- Region
- North Africa
- Original language
- Latin
- Date certainty
- Range
Historical context
Manuscript context
This text is represented here through direct Latin witness material associated with Augustine of Hippo and its circulation in North Africa.
Themes
Controversies
- Manichaean controversy
Source links
Primary translation
www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-03-01
Archive mirror
web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-03-01
Original language witnesses
Witness status: Direct witness
Open normalized witness textConfessiones
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (see per-file TEI headers)