ST. ALYPIUS

EARLY YEARS

• Middle of 4th Century
• Thagaste
• Aristocratic family
• Influential citizens
• Studied law

MEETING AUGUSTINE

• Carthage
• Mutual admiration
• “the brother of my soul”
• honesty, sincerity and sense of justice

MILAN

• Alypius followed
• fell prey to the skeptical Academicians
• preaching of Saint Ambrose
• baptism at the Easter Vigil, 25 April 387.

LATE LIFE

• present during death of Augustine in 430
• died shortly after Augustine

FUN FACTS

• celebrate his feast day in conjunction with St. Possidius on May 16
• Reason for choosing- House Saint