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2 newly identified St. Augustine sermons found in Poland

August 05, 2026

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CWN Editor's Note: Scholars from Austria and Germany found two previously unknown sermons of St. Augustine in a twelfth-century manuscript in a Polish diocesan library.

The sermons found in the Pelplin diocesan library address King Saul’s meeting with the witch of Endor.

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  • Posted by: Thia1301 - Aug. 10, 2026 9:51 AM ET USA

    How interesting! I read the article, and it sounds like the two sermons really are by St. Augustine. I look forward to reading them when they're published. (I also noticed that the link states that the story is from OSV News, but it opens a webpage from the Catholic Review.)