Saint Monica
ancestor sky Catholic single tradition · 1
Saint Monica was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches 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. Popular Christian legends recall Monica weeping every night for her son Augustine.
When
- First attested
- 332 CE
- Attested period
- 332 – 387
- Historical notes
- Lived c. 332–387 CE in North Africa; mother of Augustine of Hippo who documented her life in his Confessions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aurea of Ostia
- parent of
- Augustine of Hippo, Augustine
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“He continues to pray for deliverance from temptation and is visited by St. Monica.”
#1664 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5