Memorial
Saint Monica
- Feast day
- August 27
- Patron of
- mothers and wives
- Origin
- North African
Life
Monica was the mother of Saint Augustine whose persistent prayer and tears over her son's wayward life finally bore fruit in his conversion. She is the model of patient maternal devotion.
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