The article deals with St. Augustine’s sermons about the Passio Vincentii, underlining that none of the versions that we know nowadays, were the model followed by St. Augustine. Regarding the vocabulary, the coincidences between the sermons and the Passio make clear that St. Augustine either was using a common vocabulary to refer to martyrdom, or that he has based himself in the Passio’s narratives, that were read before the sermon. It also states that Augustine’s silence of some the Passio’s details and his theological interest in the event as such, do not allow any conclusion about the text used by S. Augustine.

The article presents a general view of the social situation in St. Augustine’s time. It deals also with the main spiritual reasons to perform charitable deeds. Finally it presents some examples of St. Augustine’s life where his concern for the poor is shown.

The article underlines the importance of community life in St. Augustine’s life and theology, making a review of the main moments in St. Augustine’s life, and also highlights the main spiritual and external characteristics of community life, according to him.

The article makes a critic summary of Nello Cipriani’s book I Dialoghi di Agostino. Guida alla lettura, Roma 2012, presenting a new way of reading St. Augustine’s Casciacum Dialogues, underlining the methodological mistakes done in the works’ approach by many scholars, and also highlighting Augustine’s sources in the Dialogues, to demonstrate that Augustine converted to Christianity and not to Platonism.