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Monica (c. 332 – 387) 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 ...
St. Monica Catholic Church is a Catholic parish in Santa Monica, California.It is one of the largest churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.. Located at 7th and California Streets, it was erected in 1925 and served as the inspiration for the 1944 film classic Going My Way with Bing Crosby.
Santa Monica is the home to Southern California Aquatics, [94] which was founded by Olympic swimmer Clay Evans and Bonnie Adair. Santa Monica is also home to the Santa Monica Rugby Club, a semi-professional team that competes in the Pacific Rugby Premiership, the highest-level rugby union club competition in the United States.
St. Monica Catholic Church in Whitefish Bay marks its 100th anniversary this Christmas. But the holiday season will come this year with some turmoil. The pastor of St. Monica and nearby St. Eugene ...
Claudette Monica Powell was raised in the Southern U.S., in the Southern Baptist tradition. [3] She became interested in nuns at a young age. [3] After studying acting at New York University, [4] she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked for around 20 years in advertising, movie poster design, stand-up comedy, and television writing.
This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California. Tom Anderson Ryan Braun Larry David Max Fried Justin Gimelstob Brian Grazer Anjelica Huston June Lockhart. Jay Adams, skateboarder [citation needed] Amy Alcott, professional golfer [1] Britt Allcroft, creator and former producer of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series
The cast-cement sculpture of Saint Monica of Hippo is approximately 10 ft (3.0 m) tall and rests on a concrete base that is approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) tall.[3] [4] (Father Juan Crespí visited the nearby Tongva Sacred Springs on an expedition in 1769; the scattered pools of flowing water reminded him of Monica’s tears for her son Augustine, of later Confessions fame. [5]
In the 1980s, the city put together the plan for turning the failed Santa Monica Mall into the Santa Monica Promenade. The project, completed in 1989 has proven to be a huge success and is a major regional shopping and entertainment center. Between 1988 and 1998, taxable sales in the city grew 440%, quadrupling city revenues.