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 honoured in the Roman Catholic Church where she is remembered and venerated for her outstanding Christian virtues particularly the suffering against the adultery of her husband and a prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions.
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birth date
0331-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Roman Empire, Numidia, Souk Ahras
death date
0387-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Roman Empire, Rome, Ostia Antica
LCCN Id
n/50/4209
major shrine
Rome, Basilica of Sant'Agostino
title
Mother Widow Religious Lay Woman
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Catholic Church
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