Praying at St. Monica’s Tomb at the Augustinian Basilica in Rome

Praying at St. Monica’s tomb at the Augustinian basilica in Rome

(OSV News) — St. Monica is the patron saint of mothers, women in difficult marriages and alcoholics. She died in the fourth century in the coastal town of Ostia, Italy, about 13 miles west of Rome. In the 1400s, her relics were moved from Ostia into the heart of Rome, near the famous Piazza Navona. Her tomb is now located in the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, named for her son, St. Augustine — a revered theologian, philosopher and bishop and the fat…

Praying at St. Monica's tomb at the Augustinian basilica in Rome - Catholic Review

St. Monica is the patron saint of mothers, women in difficult marriages and alcoholics. She died in the fourth century in the coastal town of Ostia, Italy, about 13 miles west of Rome. In the 1400s, her relics were moved from Ostia into the heart of Rome, near the famous Piazza Navona. Her tomb is now located in the Basilica of Sant’Agostino, named for her son, St. Augustine — a revered theologian, philosopher and bishop and the father of the Au…