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Alypius of Thagaste
c. 360 – c. 430 · b. Thagaste · Bishop of Thagaste
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 360, Thagaste
- Died
- c. 430, Thagaste
- See
- Thagaste
- Region
- africa
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Alypius
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Lifelong friend of Augustine, with whom he was baptized by Ambrose in 387.
- Primary source
- Augustine, Confessions 6.7-10, 9.6
Lifelong friend of Augustine, with whom he was baptized by Ambrose in 387. Bishop of Thagaste from 394.
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Common questions
- Who was Alypius of Thagaste?
- Alypius of Thagaste (360–430) — Lifelong friend of Augustine, with whom he was baptized by Ambrose in 387. Bishop of Thagaste from 394.
- Who did Alypius of Thagaste meet?
- Augustine of Hippo.
- Who baptized Alypius of Thagaste?
- Ambrose of Milan.
Sources for biography
- Augustine, Confessions 6.7-10, 9.6 primary
- Augustine, Epistulae 22, 27, 125 primary
documented connections(2)
- baptized by Ambrose of MilanBaptized together with Augustine in 387.Augustine, Confessions 9.6
- Lifelong friendship from Thagaste through Carthage, Rome, Milan and back to Africa.Augustine, Confessions 6.7-10, 8.6, 9.6
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Alypius of Thagaste).