Saint Monica was born in 322 at Tagaste in Algeria. She was the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whose writings about her are the primary source of our information. A Christian from birth, she was given in marriage to a bad-tempered, adulterous pagan named Patricius. She prayed constantly for the conversion of her husband, who converted on his death bed, and of her son, who converted after a wild life.
She was a spiritual student of Saint Ambrose of Milan. She died in 387 at Ostia, Italy.
Monica is a patron of alcoholics, married women, mothers, and widows. Her Feast Day is August 27.
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