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
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
Berbers
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Berbers, also known as Amazighs or Imazighen, are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa. They are primarily connected by their use of Berber languages, which are part of the Afroasiatic language
Saint Monica
…every night for her son Augustine. Monica is most likely to have been born in Thagaste (present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria). She is believed to have been a Berber on the basis of her name. She was married early in life to Patricius, a decurion pagan, in Thagaste. Patricius reportedly had a violent temper and…
Hoggar painting, Tassili n'Ajjer
An Egyptian statuette representing a Libyan Libu Berber from the reign of Rameses II (19th Dynasty) in 1279–1213 BC. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
Ancient Libyan delegation at Persepolis.
Masinissa (c. 240 – c. 148), King of Numidia, Berber and Roman script