Saint Augustine of Hippo

When Saint Augustine claimed, “There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future," he was speaking from his own life experience. The son of Saint Monica, Augustine lived an immoral life for many years. He converted to Christianity and was baptized by Saint Ambrose at 33; he became a priest at 36 and a bishop at 41. He is the patron saint of converts to Christianity, printers, and theologians. Saint Augustine, pray for us!