De videndo Deo

De videndo Deo (lit.

'On Seeing God') is an epistle written by Augustine of Hippo regarding whether God can be physically perceived.

[2] The letter is addressed to Paulina, the wife of Armentarius,[3] and it has 54 chapters.

[2] Augustine claims that testimony, including divine revelation,[2]: 202  can lead to knowledge, specifically scientia.

[2]: 9–10, 48 [4] Thomas Aquinas refers to De videndo Deo in Summa Theologica.

Manuscript of Augustine's letter from the 13th century