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Urbano In the Preface to his Life of Augustine, Possidius (d.

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after 437) recognized that the task of writing about the life and character of his friend was part of an esteemed literary tradition: “We have read and ascertained that this indeed was done frequently before us by most religious men of the Holy Mother Catholic Church” (vit.

Aug. Praef.). Possidius’ literary predecessors composed books recounting the lives of individuals not only to inform readers but also to provide them with inspirational models of faith and Christian living. Indeed, Augustine himself reveals in the Confessions – his own life story –