1686 Confessions Saint Augustine Benedictine Saint-Maur

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1686Confessions of Saint Augustine / Benedictine Saint-Maur Rare & Valuable CLASSIC on Lust Sin Salvation & more This is a wonderful and rare offering of the following work written in French. Main author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Title details: Les confessions de S. Augustin, traduction nouvelle, sur l'eÌ�dition latine des peres benedictins de la congregation de saint Maur. ; avec des notes .... [ Confessiones. French. 1686 ] Edition: Seconde edition, revu Ì‚ ë & retouche Ì� e par l'autheur. Published: A Paris : Chez Jean Baptiste Coignard ..., 1686. Physical desc.: [10], xxiv, [2], 588, [60] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo) Notes: Dedication. Subject: Christian literature, Early. Language: French This is a wonderful volume with fantastic contents and would make a great addition to any collection. I have recently been so pleased by hearing how much my books have been delightful gifts for others. Therefore, I encourage you to think ahead...Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any other special occasion! As a book lover there is not much I would rather receive as a gift. This is one of several such works I am listing, so be sure to check out my other listings. I have included a biography at the end of the listing for those interested. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Wear : wear as seen in the photos; gold gilt design; see photos Binding : tight and secure leather binding; Pages : complete with all 588 pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such Publisher : A Paris : Chez Jean Baptiste Coignard ..., 1686. Unique features: rare and excellent contents; ~7in X 4in (17.5cm x 10.5cm) Please understand that I am not an expert on every matter of my books, but am only a lover of old books. I have done my best to describe these books based on my current knowledge, but nobody is perfect. I welcome any questions you may have about contents or condition. I know that the pictures do not usually do justice to the books. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Shipping Note: I always ship very securely in a secure box, well packaged and wrapped, and very quickly (95% of the time within one business day unless we are out for the day). Returns: I very much want the winner to be satisfied and understand that while doing my best to list accurately, nobody is perfect. I will give returns as a full money-back return less the shipping cost and fees from eBay and Paypal if notified promptly and receive items back in exact same condition within 14 days of auction close. Payments: If after 1 week of auction close I still have not received payment and have not been notified by email of arrangements, I reserve the right to offer item to second bidder Augustine of Hippo (pronounced / ˈɔË�ɡ�TM sti Ë� n/ or / ɒˈɡ�Œ st ɨ n/)[1] (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;)[2] (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius, also known as Augustine or St. Austin,[3] was a Romanized Berber philosopher and theolog ian. Augustine, a Latin church father, is one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity. He "established anew the ancient faith" (conditor antiquae rursum fidei), according to his contemporary, Jerome.[4] In his early years he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism and afterwards by the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus,[5] but after his conversion and baptism (387), he developed his own approach to philosophy and theology accommodating a variety of methods and different perspectives.[6] He believed that the grace of Christ was indispensable to human freedom and framed the concepts of original sin and just war. When the Roman Empire in the West was starting to disintegrate, Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God (in a book of the same name) distinct from the material City of Man.[7] His though... read more

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