Saint Augustine

Philippe de Champaigne · 1645

Oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, Paris

Champaigne portrays the great Church Father in contemplation, his conversion from worldly sin to divine wisdom evident in his expression.

Saint Augustine — bishop and doctor of the Church, whose confessions reveal God's transforming grace.

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in thee." — Augustine, Confessions

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