Saint Monica of Hippo (332 – 387) is a Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine, who wrote extensively of her virtues and his life with her in his Confessions. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x772, 73 KB) Author: Ary Scheffer Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Augustine of Hippo ... The city of Tagaste, now the present Souk-Ahras in Algeria, was situated in the northeast highlands of Numidia. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Events Constantine the Great emperor of the Roman Empire, engaged the Visigoths in battle and was victorious. ... Events The widowed Roman Emperor Theodosius I marries Galla, sister of his colleague Valentinian II Births Deaths Flaccilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Categories: 387 ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Saint (disambiguation). ... Augustinus redirects here. ... Confessions is the name of a series of thirteen autobiographical books by St. ...

Saint Monica was of Berber descent (Monica was a Berber name derived from the Libyan deity Mon worshipped in the neighbouring town of Thibilis, Algeria)^[1]. She was born at Tagaste (located in modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria). Her parents brought her up as Christian and married her to an older, pagan man named Patricius. He was a man with a great deal of energy, but also a man given to violent tempers and adultery. Augustine reports that despite the prevalence of domestic abuse at the time, because of her obedience to him, Patricius never beat St. Monica. Furthermore, her mother-in-law was against her and put her into great troubles. Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. ... The city of Tagaste, now the present Souk-Ahras in Algeria, was situated in the northeast highlands of Numidia. ... Souk Ahras (Arabic: ولاية سوق أهراس ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Pagan and heathen redirect here. ... This article is about the act of adultery. ... Domestic disturbance redirects here. ...

However, St. Monica attended church daily and found patience. She would say to other women who had bad marriages, "If you can master your tongue, not only do you run less risk of being beaten, but perhaps you may even, one day, make your husband better." She won the favor of her mother-in-law in a short time. Eventually, she converted Patricius to Christianity and calmed his violence. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is...

St. Monica bore three children, among them Saint Augustine. Augustine made her very happy with his successes as a scholar and teacher, but he also made her very ashamed with his debauchery. For ten years, Augustine lived with his mistress and subscribed to Manichaeism. St. Monica sent Augustine to a bishop to be convinced of his errors. The bishop, however, was unable to prevail, and he advised St. Monica simply to continue to pray for her son. He told her, "It is impossible that the son of so many tears should perish." At the age of 28, Augustine received grace, according to his Confessions, and came to orthodox Christianity. Augustinus redirects here. ... Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France. ... Manichean priests, writing at their desk, with panel inscription in Sogdian. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      In Christianity...

When Patricius died, St. Monica joined Augustine in Italy. When she was fifty-six, she died while in Ostia with Augustine preparing to leave for a return to Africa. This was not long after her son's baptism by St. Ambrose. Ostia Antica was the harbor of ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... For other uses, see Ambrose (disambiguation). ...

Monica was buried at Ostia, however her relics were later reinterred at the Church of Sant'Agostino in Rome. The church of SantAgostino is a church in Rome, not far from Piazza Navona. ...

St. Monica's feast day, which was on 4 May,^[2] was in 1969 moved by the Roman Catholic Church to 27 August, the day before the feast of her son Augustine.^[3] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America likewise venerates her on that day. She is the patron saint of patience, wives, mothers, and abuse victims. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ...

Legacy

Saint Monica is the namesake of a city in western Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, California, which was first visited by missionaries on the saint's feast day. The largest Catholic church in that city is named for Saint Monica, as is the principal Catholic high school. Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Saint Monica Catholic High School is a parochial, co-educational, secondary school in Santa Monica, California, consisting of students in grades 9-12. ...

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Also the St. Monica Church in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe is named after her.

Schools named for her exist in:

• Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• Barre City, Vermont, United States
• Prestwich, Bury, England
• Epping, Victoria, Australia
• Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
• Garfield Heights, Ohio, United States
• Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States
• Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Barrie, Ontario, Canada
• Dallas, Texas, United States
• San Francisco, CA, United States
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
• Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Miami Gardens, Florida, United States

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References

1. ^ Serge Lancel, Saint-Augustin p. 20, Fayard, 1999, ISBN 2213602824
2. ^ General Roman Calendar as in 1954 and General Roman Calendar of 1962
3. ^ Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 122

Book

• Englebert, Omer. The Lives of the Saints. Christopher and Anne Fremantle, trans. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1994. Nihil obstat and Imprimatur 1951.

External links

• EWTN
• Life of St. Monica (Augustinians of the Midwest)
• St. Monica Catholic School, Miami Gardens, Florida
•   "St. Monica". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.