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The Life of Saint Monica
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The Life of Saint Monica tells the story of a Christian mother and the woman she became. Born in the fourth century to devout parents in Tagaste, a Roman city on the North African coast, Monica grows up in a world where the Church is slowly emerging from persecution, while new heresies unsettle many believers.
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Her grandmother tells her stories of the faithful who died for their beliefs, and these shape Monica's own faith. The book presents her as a figure who quietly influenced those around her, placing her life within the duties and hopes her faith set out for her.
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