Name of University
The name of the University is “Augustine University, Ilara-Epe”. The University is named after St.Augustine, a man accepted by most scholars to be the most important figure in the ancient Western church. At the age of nineteen, Augustine read Cicero’s Hortensius, an experience that led him to a fascination with philosophical questions and methods that would remain with him throughout his life. He became attracted to the more sceptical positions of academic philosophers. His works include The Confessions and De Civitate Dei (On the City of God), a study of the relationship between Christianity and secular society, which was inspired by the fall of Rome. St. Augustine stands as a powerful advocate for orthodoxy and of the episcopacy as the sole means for the dispensing of saving grace. In the light of later scholarship, Augustine can be seen to serve as a bridge between the ancient and medieval worlds. A review of his life and work, however, shows him as an active mind engaging the practical concerns of the churches he served.
The University is located on 153.84 hectares of land at the permanent site in Ilara in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State between latitudes 6°39.194’N and 6°39.475’N of the Equator and longitudes 4°00.310’E and 4°01.263’E; along Ilara-Igbonla Road. The University is located in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The site, comprising mostly farmland was massed up from individuals and outlying communities at the centre of which is the Ilara community. Other outlying communities include Odo-Ragunsin on the Ijebu Ode-Epe Road, Igboye at the extreme northern end, and Ibonwon and Odo-Suola communities on the southern flanks of the Ilara community. Ilara appears to be the oldest of the fore-mentioned communities, although this cannot be accounted for in terms of size. It has a paramount ruler, the Alara of Ilara who is the second of the five paramount rulers in Lagos State. The town is reputed to be an ancient community with street homes reflecting both the ancient and modern and in all, not more than about 85 buildings.
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