on ius ▁and ▁Sul p ici us ▁Sever us ▁in ▁southern ▁Ga ul , ▁Vic tr ici us ▁of ▁Rou en ▁in ▁northern ▁Ga ul , ▁and ▁August ine ▁in ▁Africa , ▁are ▁preserved . ▁Four ▁letters ▁from ▁Paul inus ▁to ▁August ine ▁surv ive , ▁and ▁eight ▁from ▁August ine ▁to ▁Paul inus . ▁In ▁one , ▁August ine ▁inv ites ▁Paul inus ▁to ▁visit ▁Africa . ▁As ▁a ▁publishing ▁technique ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁August ine ▁often ▁sent ▁copies ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁Paul inus , ▁to ▁be ▁copied ▁and ▁circul ated ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Paul inus ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁indirect ly ▁responsible ▁for ▁August ine ' s ▁Conf essions : ▁ ▁Paul inus ▁wrote ▁to ▁A ly pi us , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Th ag aste ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine , ▁asking ▁about ▁his ▁conversion ▁and ▁taking ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁asc etic ▁life . ▁ ▁A ly pi us ' s ▁aut obi ographical ▁response ▁does ▁not ▁surv ive ; ▁St . ▁August ine ' s ▁ost ens ible ▁answer ▁to ▁that ▁query ▁is ▁the ▁" Conf essions ." We ▁know ▁about ▁his ▁buildings ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁St . ▁Felix ▁from ▁literary ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁evidence , ▁especially ▁from ▁his ▁long ▁letter ▁to ▁Sul p ici us ▁Sever us ▁describing ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁its ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁He ▁includes ▁a ▁detailed ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁ap se ▁m osa ic ▁over ▁the ▁main ▁alt ar ▁and ▁gives ▁the ▁text ▁for ▁a