Patron Saint of Wives & difficult marriages
St. Monica is invoked for patience in a hard marriage — she kept faith and kindness through years with her difficult, pagan husband Patricius, who was baptized only near the end of his life.
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St. Monica is who the Church points to for wives & difficult marriages. Their full life — and the memorial kept each year — is on their own page.
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Why St. Monica
She bore a hard marriage with patience and won her husband to the faith near the end of his life.
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Frequently asked
Who is the patron saint of wives & difficult marriages?
St. Monica is invoked for patience in a hard marriage — she kept faith and kindness through years with her difficult, pagan husband Patricius, who was baptized only near the end of his life.
Why St. Monica?
She bore a hard marriage with patience and won her husband to the faith near the end of his life.
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