Augustinians, an order of religious; thus called from St Augustine, whose rule they observe. The Augustins, popularly also called Austin friars, were originally hermits, whom Pope Alexander IV. first congregated into one body, under their general Lanfranc, in 1256. Soon after their institution, this order was brought into England, where they had about thirty-two houses at the time of their suppression.

The Augustins are clothed in black, and make one of the four orders of mendicants. From these arose a reform, under the denomination of bare-foot Augustins, or Minorits, or Friars minor.

There are also canons regular of St Augustine, who are clothed in white, excepting their cope, which is black. At Paris they are known under the denomination of Religious of GENEVIEVE; that abbey being the chief of the order. There are also nuns and canonesses, who observe the rules of St Augustine.

Augustinians are also those divines who maintain, on the authority of St Augustine, that grace is effectual from its nature, absolutely and morally, and not relatively and gradually. They are divided into rigid and relaxed.

Augustobona, a city of the Tricassiers, in ancient Gaul, from whom it was afterwards called Tricafles, and Trecas; and still farther corrupted to Thrace, or Trec; whence the modern name Troyes, in Champagne on the Seine. See Troyes.

Augustodunum, the capital of the Aedu, where there was a famous academy or school for the education of youth; now Autun, or Autun, in the duchy of Burgundy on the Arroux. See Autun.

Augustomagus, an ancient town of Gallia Belgica; now Sentin, in the Isle of France. E. Long. 2° 30'. N. Lat. 49° 10'.

Augustoritum (anc. geog.), according to some authors the capital of the Pictones, afterwards called Pitavii; now Poitiers. But by Antonine's Itinerary from Burdigala to Argantomagus (or Argenton, as it is interpreted by many), it can be no other but the capital of the Lemovices, now Limoges, situate between Vefuna of the Petrocori, or Perigueux, and Argantomagus. E. Long. 1° 22'. Lat. 45° 52'.