Saint Augustine and Saint Monica Postcard

Saint Augustine and Saint Monica (17th Century) by Gioacchino Assereto Saint Augustine, Augustine of Hippo, original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. Born: November 13, 354 AD, Thagaste Died: August 28, 430 AD. Augustine of Hippo was canonized in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. Saint 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. Born: 331 AD, Thagaste Died: August 27, 387 AD, Ostia Antica, Italy Children: Augustine of Hippo, Perpetua of Hippo, Navigius, Perpetua