Definition: In the medieval Catholic Church, Augustinian was the generic term applied to any religious order that followed the Rule of St. Augustine. Though Augustine never set forth a specific rule for monastics to follow (as St. Benedict did), he did write a letter to a community of nuns in which he offered practical advice for daily life, and he composed two sermons describing the spiritual life he shared with his fellow clerics. These writings were, like much of Augustine's work, widely disseminated after his death in the fifth century.
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Brother Paul joined an Augustinian order after the miller's daughter turned down his marriage proposal.
