Saint Monica of Hippo

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Saint Monica of Hippo was a 4th-century Christian saint renowned for her devout faith and perseverance in prayer, especially for the conversion of her son, Saint Augustine.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Saint Monica 6
Monica of Hippo 5
Saint Monica of Hippo canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
North African Christian
late antique person
woman
alsoKnownAs Monica of Hippo
Saint Monica
Santa Monica
associatedWith City of Hippo Regius
linked to: Hippo Regius

Tagaste Christian community
birthPlace Roman North Africa
Tagaste
present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria
burialPlace Ostia
centuryOfActivity 4th century
child Saint Augustine of Hippo
linked to: Augustine of Hippo
deathCause illness
deathPlace Ostia
Ostia Antica
near Rome
denomination Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Latin Church
feastDay 27 August
4 May (traditional date in some calendars)
influenced spiritual life of Saint Augustine of Hippo
mentionedIn Confessions by Saint Augustine
notableFor devout Christian faith
perseverance in prayer
prayers for the conversion of her son Augustine
patronage alcoholics
conversion of relatives
difficult marriages
mothers
victims of adultery
victims of unfaithfulness
wives
relicsLocation Basilica of Saint Augustine in Rome
religion Christianity
spouse Patricius of Tagaste
linked to: Augustine of Hippo
title Mother of Saint Augustine
Widow
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
virtue charity
faithfulness
patience
perseverance

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Augustine of Hippo mother Monica of Hippo
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Thagaste notablePersonBornHere Monica of Hippo
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Saint Monica of Hippo alsoKnownAs Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Saint Monica of Hippo alsoKnownAs Monica of Hippo
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Patricius spouse Monica of Hippo
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Patricius notableRelative Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot featuresCharacter Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Augustinians venerates Monica of Hippo
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Convent of St. Monica namedAfter Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
Pavia hasPatronSaint Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo
St. Monica’s High School buildings, Santa Monica namedAfter Saint Monica
linked to: Saint Monica of Hippo