Saint Monica Saint

Saint Monica (AD 331 – 387), also known as Monica of Hippo, (Be. Timaniket) was an early Christian saint and the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honoured in most Christian denominations, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions. Popular Christian legends recall Saint Monica weeping every night for her son Augustine.

Personal facts

Saint Monica
Birth dateJanuary 01, 0331
Birth place
Roman Empire , Numidia , Souk Ahras
Date of deathJanuary 01, 0387
Place of death
Roman Empire , Rome , Ostia Antica
TitleMother Widow Religious Lay Woman

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major shrine
Rome
Basilica of Sant'Agostino
venerated in
Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism
Catholic Church

Saint Monica on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.fr/books?id=kgRV7QohACcC
  2. http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/MONICA.htm
  3. http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/lots/lots145.htm