The teaching of deification has long been emphasized as a peculiarity of Eastern Orthodox theology, which is unmatched by Latin fathers. Protestant theologians reduced this teaching to the influence of paganism and explained it as one of the indicators of the unhealthy Hellenization of Gospel science. According to the general agreement of contemporary scholars, St. Augustine not only speaks of deification but deification occupies a significant place in his theological system. We will try to analyze the most significant aspects of Augustine’s teaching on deification in the context of his general theological position.