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I would question the conclusion here that the Rule was not written by Augustine himself. Certainly there is scholarly debate over its dating, but as far as I am aware that is now mostly considered within the context of his life and other works. The Rule very closely reflects his own theological concerns and spirituality, and is easily placed as an instruction either for his own monastery in Hippo or for one of the various communities he patronized as a bishop. Can any major modern scholars or arguments be cited to the contrary? --ADMH 12:50, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

The point is AMDG that you need to post a reference to show this. I went to an Augustinian school (and a novitiate) and I was outraged to see the (arguably Protestant) assertion that the rule is not sourced from Augustine himself. Our mission is to find the references, post them on wiki, and then edit the article to make it more accurate. Our feelings don't matter on wiki. Facts do! Cor Unum 13:05, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I have been working on this page. Interested in comments from other wikipedians.

cheers Cor Unum 09:32, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed the School Sister of Notre Dame

I removed these from the aggregated orders because even though they appear on the official lists of the Auygustinian family (on the order's international website), I cannot find any evidence of the Augustinian rule on their own websites. Decided to be safe rather than sorry. Can anyone help here?

[edit] Admirable job

As Wikipedia has grown in authority, so many have added articles that read more like flackery. This is a lovely example of a fact-laden and -constrained article. Kudos. --djenner 23:53, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1,000,000 years old?

At the end of the Augustinian Ethos section, the article states that the boys choir is 1,000,000 years old. I doubt that that number is accurate. What is the real age of the choir? Someone who is a subject matter expert please correct this error. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.1.42.30 (talk) 14:39, 20 March 2007 (UTC).

The current edit says it is over ONE THOUSAND years old- which is correct. See the entry on the monastery for references Cor Unum 07:18, 6 May 2007 (UTC)