Confessions (Augustine)
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Confessions is an autobiographical work by Augustine of Hippo, consisting of 13 books written in Latin between AD 397 and 400. The work outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christia
Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo
The Conversion of St. Augustine by Fra Angelico
Saint Monica
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Monica of Hippo, also written as "Monnica", was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on
Confessions (Augustine)
…pride for lacking faith in Scripture, so he finds a way to seek truth regarding good and evil through Manichaeism. At the end of this book, his mother, Monica, dreams about her son's re-conversion to Christian doctrine. Between the ages of 19 and 28, Augustine forms a relationship with an unnamed woman who…
Saint Monica by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1464–65
Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica, by Ary Scheffer (painting from 1846)
Saint Monica's tomb, Basilica di Sant'Agostino, Rome
Saint Monica in a landscape by 19th century artist Alexandre Cabanel