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Confessions

An autobiographical prayer that narrates conversion, desire, memory, and grace under God's providence.

Augustine of Hippoc. AD 3974th century

Overview

Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Biography
Tradition
Western
Region
Western Mediterranean
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

Confessions circulated in Western Mediterranean and is received through Latin manuscript and translation traditions associated with Augustine of Hippo.

Themes

Trinitarian TheologyChristologySpiritual Formation

Controversies

  • Christological debates

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

    web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-02-28

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Confessions

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