Saint Monica (sometimes listed as Saint Monnica) (Born in Algeria: 331 A.D. – Died in Rome: 387 A.D.) was an early Christian saint and the mother of Saint 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. Popular Christian legends recalls Saint Monica to have wept every night for her son Augustine.
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