Thagaste
A place in the history of the Church
A small city of Numidia, in North Africa. St. Monica and her son, St. Augustine, were born there.
What happened here
- St. Monica: she was born in Thagaste, into a Christian family.
- St. Augustine: he was born there in the year 354.
Today
Today it is called Souk Ahras, and it is in Algeria.
Source: vatican.va, Benedict XVI, Angelus of August 27, 2006; vatican.va, Benedict XVI, January 9, 2008; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Thagaste”