Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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reading the book of Romans. This led to his role in the Protestant Reformation, confronting the Catholic Church of his day for teachings that had gone off-track. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into German. Martin of Braga (520–579) – A well-educated archbishop over the region including Braga (now part of Portugal) who founded a monastery. Melanchthon, Philip (1497–1560) – Melanchthon was a German professor of Greek and coworker of Martin Luther who helped to reform the church. Musculus, Wolfgang (1497–1563) – Musculus was a German pastor, Benedictine monk, and professor of theology at Bern during the Reformation. J. S. Bach used his paraphrase of Psalm 23 for one of his chorale cantatas. Origen of Alexandria (200–254) – Origen was a prolific scholar who was born and worked in North Africa, writing extensively on theology and biblical studies. Among his many books is a commentary on Psalms 1–25. Sidney, Philip (1554–1586) – Philip was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament who was also a poet and patron of the arts. His premature death at age 31 from a battle injury interrupted his rendition of the Psalms into English poetry, a task completed by his sister, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. Theodoret of Cyrus (393–466) – Theodoret was bishop of Cyrus (or Cyr, now in Syria) remembered for writing many Old Testament commentaries, including one on the Psalms. By the age of 23, both his parents had died and he had given all his money to the poor, becoming