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+'''Saint Monica''' (c. 331 – 387 AD) was a [[Saints|Christian saint]] from [[Roman Africa]], renowned for her persistent prayers that led to the conversion of her son, [[Saint Augustine of Hippo]]. Born in [[Thagaste]], Numidia, she endured a challenging marriage to a pagan husband, Patricius, and raised her children with steadfast faith, influencing Augustine’s embrace of Christianity in 387. Guided by the [[Diocese of Carthage]] and [[Saint Ambrose]] in [[Milan]], her piety and maternal devotion made her a model for mothers and those facing family strife. Canonized by pre-congregation recognition, her feast day on August 27 in the [[Roman Rite]] draws pilgrims to her relics in the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, [[Rome]].<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Monica |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-monica/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref>
+Monica’s legacy as the patron saint of mothers, wives, abused women, and alcoholics endures through her example of perseverance and charity. Venerated in Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, her life, documented in Augustine’s *Confessions*, inspires Christians worldwide to trust in prayer for family reconciliation and conversion.<ref name="catholicorg">{{cite web |title=St. Monica |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref>
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-'''Saint Monica''' (c. 331 – 387 AD) was a [[Saints|Christian saint]] from [[Roman Africa]], renowned for her persistent prayers that led to the conversion of her son, [[Saint Augustine of Hippo]]. Born in [[Thagaste]], Numidia, she endured a challenging marriage to a pagan husband, Patricius, and raised her children with steadfast faith, influencing Augustine’s embrace of Christianity in 387. Guided by the [[Diocese of Carthage]] and [[Saint Ambrose]] in [[Milan]], her piety and maternal devotion made her a model for mothers and those facing family strife. Canonized by pre-congregation recognition, her feast day on August 27 in the [[Roman Rite]] draws pilgrims to her relics in the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, [[Rome]].<ref name="catholicsaints">{{cite web |title=Saint Monica |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-monica/ |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref>
-Monica’s legacy as the patron saint of mothers, wives, abused women, and alcoholics endures through her example of perseverance and charity. Venerated in Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, her life, documented in Augustine’s *Confessions*, inspires Christians worldwide to trust in prayer for family reconciliation and conversion.<ref name="catholicorg">{{cite web |title=St. Monica |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=18 May 2025}}</ref>
 == Biography ==