A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 67
). The father of St. Augustinevas a heathen; his mother Monica, was a Christian. He wn* p ILLUSTRATED liY ART. 49 born in Tagaste, Nuraidia. In his youth, he was so devoted to pleas-ure, that his mother feared the destruction of his character, and inher sorrow, sought advice of the Bishop of… … -c^—^_ (Murillo) tkert converted by the preaching of St. Ambrose, who baptiaedhim in the presence of his mother. The Te Deum which is nowused was composed for this occasion. St. Augustine and St. Am-brose recited it as they approached the altar. He was Bishop ofHippo, and after thirty-five years…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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