Santa Monica is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate, Illumination and The Recording Academy.
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Image: The Georgian Hotel Santa Mónica (cropped)
Image: Saint Monica Catholic Church (Santa Monica, California)
Image: Clock Tower Santa Monica esterna (cropped)
Monica was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions. Popular Christian legends recall Monica weeping every night for her son Augustine.
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
Statue of Saint Monica in Santa Monica, California
