There's hope! One perfect saint for our fallen world today is Saint Augustine, an impressive man who passionately pursued all the worldly mammon that the spirit of the age had to offer, to put it nicely.

He would make a great patron saint of overcoming mammon and wealth addiction. Born in A.D. 353, Augustine achieved great success in his career as a teacher and scholar, gaining great wealth and honor. But still, he longed for more. He also had a social life that many would envy - friends, parties, food, drink, coliseum events, and other pleasure galore.

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