{"id":9563,"date":"2024-08-27T04:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/st-monica\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T04:32:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T04:32:21","slug":"st-monica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-monica\/","title":{"rendered":"Sint-Monica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] St. Monica Feast date: Aug 27 On August 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.Monica was born into a Catholic family in 332, in the North African city of Tagaste located in present-day Algeria. She was raised by a maidservant who taught her the virtues of obedience and temperance. 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While still relatively\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9569,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-monica-the-persistent-mother-of-st-augustine-who-never-gave-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":9563,"position":0},"title":"St. Monica: the persistent mother of St. Augustine who never gave up","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Monica. \/ Credit: Luis Trist\u00c3\u00a1n, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). On Aug. 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.Monica was born into a Catholic family in 332 in the north African city of Tagaste, located in present-day Algeria. She was raised by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6222,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-monica-widows-a-catholic-apostolate-to-reduce-polygamy-in-kenya\/","url_meta":{"origin":9563,"position":1},"title":"St. Monica Widows: a Catholic apostolate to reduce polygamy in Kenya","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source The Archdiocese of Kisumu has formed a group called \"St. Monica Widows\u201d for women who have lost their husbands \"because the other option is they are inherited\u201d by a male relative of the deceased husband, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba said. \/ Credit: \"EWTN News in Depth\u201d\/Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 7, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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Every year on the fourth Sunday of July, the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly, an event initiated by Pope Francis in 2021. The date of the celebration was chosen so that it would fall near the feast day of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1722161891_grandparentsaints.png?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1722161891_grandparentsaints.png?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1722161891_grandparentsaints.png?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1722161891_grandparentsaints.png?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1722161891_grandparentsaints.png?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9487,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/the-congregation-in-honor-of-st-rose-of-lima-where-all-the-sisters-are-named-rose\/","url_meta":{"origin":9563,"position":3},"title":"The congregation in honor of St. Rose of Lima where all the sisters are named Rose","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] A member of the Dominican Sisters\u2019 Congregation of St. Rose of Lima in northern Italy sells prints at the Santa\u2019s Sanctuary of Lima. \/ Credit: Abel Camasca\/ACI ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 23, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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Each member of this congregation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hermanas-rosa-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-290822.jpg.webp?fit=1200%2C678&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hermanas-rosa-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-290822.jpg.webp?fit=1200%2C678&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hermanas-rosa-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-290822.jpg.webp?fit=1200%2C678&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hermanas-rosa-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-290822.jpg.webp?fit=1200%2C678&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hermanas-rosa-de-santa-rosa-de-lima-290822.jpg.webp?fit=1200%2C678&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9577,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-augustine\/","url_meta":{"origin":9563,"position":4},"title":"St. Augustine","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Augustine Feast date: Aug 28 Today, August 28,\u00c2\u00a0the Church honors St. Augustine. St. Augustine was born at the town of Thagaste (now Souk-Ahras in modern day Algeria) on November 13, 354 and grew to become one the most significant and influential thinkers in the history of the Catholic Church. 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