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Monica (c. 332 – 387) was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo.
26 sie 2016 · Saint Monica, who prayed for her son's conversion for seventeen years, certainly knew what it felt like to have to wait; to encounter hardships, frustrations, and disappointments with a strong faith and with perseverance. Often invoked as a patron of the virtue of patience, she never wavered in praying for the conversion of her husband and son.
28 kwi 2023 · “If you seek patience, you will find no better example than the Cross. Great patience occurs in two ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things that one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the Cross, and did so patiently. . . .” — St. Thomas Aquinas
27 sie 2015 · St. Monica is not revered as a saint because she is the mother of St. Augustine. She is revered because of her holy life, her continued persistence in the practice of the virtues of patience and faith.
10 sie 2022 · What are perseverance and patience? Discover why St. Monica is considered the Patron Saint of patience and how her story conditioned her life so much. Here is a beautiful prayer for patience and perseverance.
14 sty 2023 · Saint Monica (331–387 AD) is a highly venerated saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox faiths. She is the patron saint of married women, victims of abuse, alcoholics, and difficult marriages. Born in Tagaste (present day Algeria) in 331 AD, Monica was a devoutly Christian woman who was married to a pagan Roman official.
Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo's mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria. When she was very young, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper.
