Confessions

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Christian theological work autobiographical work book

Confessions is Saint Augustine of Hippo’s autobiographical theological work that reflects on his sinful youth, conversion to Christianity, and the nature of God and the human soul.

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Label	Occurrences
Confessions canonical	7
Confessiones	2
Confessions (standard edition)	2

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Context triple: [Augustine of Hippo, notableWork, Confessions]

A. Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
B. A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
C. I Confess
I Confess is a 1953 film noir thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on a Catholic priest bound by the secrecy of confession after learning of a murder.
D. Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
E. Losing My Virginity
Losing My Virginity is the autobiographical memoir of entrepreneur Richard Branson, chronicling his life, business ventures, and the rise of the Virgin Group.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Confessions
Target entity description: Confessions is Saint Augustine of Hippo’s autobiographical theological work that reflects on his sinful youth, conversion to Christianity, and the nature of God and the human soul.

A. Confessions
Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
B. A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
C. I Confess
I Confess is a 1953 film noir thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on a Catholic priest bound by the secrecy of confession after learning of a murder.
D. Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
E. Losing My Virginity
Losing My Virginity is the autobiographical memoir of entrepreneur Richard Branson, chronicling his life, business ventures, and the rise of the Virgin Group.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological work ⓘ autobiographical work ⓘ book ⓘ
author	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Saint Augustine ⓘ linked to: Augustine of Hippo
canonicalStatus	classic of Christian literature ⓘ major work of Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
completionDate	c. 400 ⓘ
contains	account of Augustine’s adherence to Manichaeism ⓘ account of Augustine’s baptism ⓘ account of Augustine’s encounter with Ambrose of Milan ⓘ account of Augustine’s time in Carthage ⓘ account of the theft of pears ⓘ commentary on Genesis ⓘ meditations on memory ⓘ meditations on time ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Roman Empire ⓘ
dateWritten	c. 397–400 ⓘ
genre	Christian literature ⓘ autobiography ⓘ theology ⓘ
influenced	Christian theology of grace ⓘ Western Christian spirituality ⓘ linked to: Western Christianity autobiographical writing in the West ⓘ
influencedBy	Ambrose of Milan ⓘ Bible ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ
languageStyle	rhetorical Latin prose ⓘ
literaryForm	extended prayer to God ⓘ first-person narrative ⓘ
mainTheme	conversion to Christianity ⓘ memory ⓘ nature of God ⓘ nature of the human soul ⓘ prayer and praise ⓘ sin and grace ⓘ time ⓘ
narrativeFocus	Augustine’s conversion to Christianity ⓘ Augustine’s intellectual journey ⓘ Augustine’s life with his mother Monica ⓘ Augustine’s sinful youth ⓘ
notableCharacter	Alypius ⓘ Ambrose of Milan ⓘ Monica ⓘ
numberOfBooks	13 ⓘ
originalLanguage	Latin ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
setting	late 4th-century Roman Empire ⓘ
structure	13 books ⓘ

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Augustine of Hippo → notableWork → Confessions ⓘ

Augustinian theology → articulatedIn → Confessiones ⓘ

linked to: Confessions

The City of God → follows → Confessions ⓘ

Confessions Special Edition → isExpandedVersionOf → Confessions (standard edition) ⓘ

linked to: Confessions

Tenth Walk → relatedWork → Confessions ⓘ

Confessions → hasVersion → Confessions (standard edition) ⓘ

subject linked to: Usher album "Confessions"

linked to: Confessions

Confessions Part II → isSequelTo → Confessions ⓘ

subject linked to: "Confessions Part II"

Confessions (Augustine) → title → Confessiones ⓘ

linked to: Confessions

Confessions (Augustine) → englishTitle → Confessions ⓘ

Meditations on Memory → partOf → Confessions ⓘ

subject linked to: meditations on memory

Confessions → title → Confessions ⓘ

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