Saint Monica

Christian saint; mother of St. Augustine

b. 332 · d. 387

Monica of Hippo, also written as "Monnica", was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, 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 Monica weeping every night for her son Augustine.

Related people

Navigius of Hippo parent of
Perpetua of Hippo parent of
Augustine of Hippo parent of
Patricius spouse of

Events

Ambrose baptises Augustine at Milan 387
Monica at the window at Ostia 387

Commemorated

Saint Monica

Places

Thagaste · Tomb and chapel of Saint Monica of Hippo · Basilica of Saint Augustine in Campo Marzio · Ostia

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