St. Monica
Where was she born?
What is modern day Algeria?
This person played a pivotal role in St. Augustine's conversion.
Who is St. Monica or St. Ambrose?
St. Augustine is know for these two popular literary works?
What is "Confessions", "City of God", "On Christian Doctrine" or "Handbook and faith, hope and love"?
He was Bishop of this Ancient City.
What is Hippo
St. Monica had this many children that survived infancy.
What is 3 children?
He studied this subject in Carthage.
What is Rhetoric?
"You stir us to take pleasure in praising You, for You have made us for Yourself, Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." comes from this literary work from St. Augustine.
What is the Confessions?
This is a title given by the Church to Saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine.
What is a Doctor of the Church?
Her husband was known to practice this Roman religious belief.
What is Paganism?
St. Augustine joined this major religion that saw the world as light and darkness, and when one died, they were removed from the world of matter and returned to the world of life, which is where life comes from.
What is Manichaeism?
This was written to argue against the opinion that the fall of Rome was due to Rome's adoption of Christianity.
What is the City of God?
The feast day of St. Augustine.
What is August 28th?
St. Monica prayed for her son St. Augustine for this many year before his conversion.
What is 17 years?
In a Milanise garden St. Augustine heard children singing "Tolle lege, Tolle lege". Which translates to this.
What is "Take up and read, Take up and read"?
This pope has a special attachment to the thought of St. Augustine.
Who is Pope Emeritus Benedict?
How many children did St. Augustine Father out of wedlock.
What is 1?
By St. Monica's example she was able to converted these two people prior to her son's conversion.
Who is her husband and mother inlaw?
"Let us then throw of the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day, no in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in revival and jealously but put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the desires of the flesh." Comes from this book of the bible that brought tears to St. Augustine's eyes.
What is the book of Romans?
As a boy St. Augustine became conscious of sin in a special way, when you participated in a pointless act of thief of this fruit.
What is a pear?
Saint Augustine is the patron Saint of this group of crafters.
What are Brewers.