Saint Augustine

British  

/ ˈɔːɡəsˌtiːn /

noun

1. a resort in NE Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway: the oldest town in North America (1565); the northernmost outpost of the Spanish colonial empire for over 200 years. Pop: 11 915 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

He is now in Annaba - where the saint was a bishop - and in the afternoon, is expected to celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Saint Augustine.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Father Fred Wekesa, the rector of the Saint Augustine Basilica at Annaba where Leo will celebrate mass, said the pope's upcoming visit would give his small flock a "message of encouragement and solidarity".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Joining the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant order of the Catholic Church, Mendel was able to spend his life as a monk and therefore not have to worry about his livelihood.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

One of the earliest Christian defenses was authored by Saint Augustine.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Just like Saint Augustine 800 years earlier, Maimonides tried to reshape the Semitic Bible to fit into Greek doctrine: doctrine that had an unreasonable fear of the void.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife