Question

____ was an early Church leader as well as a philosopher of his day.

Answer 1

St Augustine was  an early Church leader as well as a philosopher of his day
He is one of the most important early figures in the development of Western Christianity and western philosophy
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Answer 2

Answer,

St Augustine was an early Church leader as well as a phillosopher

Explanation ,

St Augustine was an Algerian-Roman phillosopher and theoligian of the late roman period.He is  the Father of orthodox theology and he is also the greatest among the four great fathers of the latin church along with St Ambrose ,St Jerome and St gregory.His writtings influenced the development of western christianity and western  christianity.H.e developed theological and philosophical system which led to  employement of elements Plato and neo Platonism