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After 1,700 years, an ancient tree marks the vanished hometown of St. Augustine
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 07:00 am St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, is associated most prominently with Hippo Regius, the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba in Algeria. Yet well before his ancient bishopric, Augustine hailed from a now-long-vanished town located just a few dozen…