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Augustine of Hippo

354–430 AD · Christian

Augustine of Hippo

You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.

North African bishop and theologian whose Confessions invented the spiritual autobiography. Restless seeker, former rhetorician, and the great voice of grace, memory, and the heart that finds no rest until it rests in God.

Their signature question

What is the restlessness in you actually seeking?