Erection date: 1957
Note the bee on the wall below his feet. Bees are associated with Saint Ambrose who had a notable influence on Augustine. That's the only explanation that we have for the bee.
EC2, Austin Friars, Augustine House, 6a
On the side wall of Augustine House, next to the Dutch Church.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Augustine statue
Theologian and philosopher. Also known as Augustine of Hippo. Born in Thagast...
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St Augustine statue
Painter and sculptor. Born John Rattenbury Skeaping in South Woodford, Essex....
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