Painting on Glass: Saint Augustine (354-430), Algerian, born to a pagan father, Patrick, and a Christian mother, Monica. He was educated in the North African cities of Tagaste, Madaura and Carthage. The Catholic Church welcomed him through baptism in 387. He was ordained priest of Hippo in 391 and bishop of the city in 395. On August 24, 410, Alaric’s troops entered Rome through the Salaria gate, looting it with iron. and fire. This misfortune motivated Augustine to preach his Sermon on the fall of Rome and to write The City of God. Two decades later, Gaiseric’s hosts besieged Hippo, where its bishop died in 430.
Gilded carving frame with fine gold.
XVIII Century.
41.5 X 31 cm.
