Qui (bene) cantat, bis orat -- The one who sings well, prays twice.

Popular sources for this quote attribute it to Augustine of Hippo (St. Augustine of Hippo among Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, and many others; Blessed Augustine among Orthodox Christians).

Augustine was born in Thagaste (modern-day Algeria) and reposed in Christ in the year 430 in the colonia of Hippo (Hippo Regius -- Annaba. Algeria today), where he served as bishop for a little over 30 years. Hippo today remains a "titular See," which means there is no bishop in office over the diocese and little chance of an appointment anytime soon.

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