Augustine of Hippo

On August 28, 430, Augustine of Hippo, North African saint and theologian, died at the age of 75. An excerpt from the article:

"Sainthood & Legacy
In 430 CE the Vandals sacked Augustine's hometown of Hippo but he would not live to see the surrender of his city. As the Vandals laid siege to Hippo, Augustine remained, refusing to leave. Suffering from a fever, he requested solitude and seclusion and died on 28 August 430 CE. After his canonization by Pope Boniface VIII (r. 1294-1303 CE) as the patron saint of brewers and printers among others, the Catholic Church would recognize 28 August as his saint's day.

After his death and the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Europe would enter what is called, according to Petrarch, the “Dark Ages.” However, this period also saw the birth of organized religion, and Augustine's theology was an integral part of the development of not only Christianity but also Western intellectual thought. Future theologians would read Augustine's work, and the outspoken philosopher/theologian would influence others for years to come: Boethius, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, and Reformation thinkers such as Martin Luther, John Calvin, Cornelius Jansen, and Bernard of Clairvaux were among those influenced by Augustine and future philosophers such as Rene Descartes, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche would draw on his ideas."