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- Where are the relics of St. Monica?
- What is special about St. Monica?
- Why do people pray to St. Monica?
- Why is Saint Monica feast day on August 27?
Where are the relics of St. Monica?
The relics of Saint Monica
Today there is only a tombstone, since in the 15th century Pope Martin V desired that her relics be translated to Rome, and housed in the church of San Trifone - in the care of the Augustinian Friars - and then enshrined in the larger Basilica of St. Augustine.
What is special about St. Monica?
Monica is recognized as the patron saint of mothers. Her faith and dedication to motherhood played a pivotal role in the spiritual formation of one of the most brilliant philosophers and well-known saints of all time – Saint Augustine, her son.
Why do people pray to St. Monica?
Patron Saint of Patience (And Wayward Children)
Saint Monica, who prayed for her son's conversion for seventeen years, certainly knew how it to have to wait—to encounter hardships, frustrations, and disappointments with a strong faith and with perseverance.
Why is Saint Monica feast day on August 27?
She was born in 332 AD in Thagaste (now in modern day it is called Souk Ahras, Algeria). She died in 387 AD in the Roman port of Ostia, Italy. We celebrate her feast day on August 27 every year in the Catholic Church.
