Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Go St. Augustine!
Rome, Oct. 26 (CWNews.com) - Relics of St. Augustine will be brought to Rome for veneration in November, as the Church marks the 1,650th anniversary of his birth.
The relics of St. Augustine (354-430)-- Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church-- have been kept for centuries in an ancient church in Pavia, in northern Italy. They will be transferred to Rome in November, for a week of events organized for the anniversary celebration. From November 7 to 15, the Vatican has organized a series of conferences, theological discussions, and Eucharistic celebrations in Rome. The relics of St. Augustine be exposed for veneration during that week at St. Augustine's church in Rome, then at the Augustinianum Institute, and finally in Ostia, where St. Monica, the mother of the great theologian, died. Finally, the relics are expected to be kept overnight in the private chapel of Pope John Paul II.
The relics of St. Augustine (354-430)-- Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church-- have been kept for centuries in an ancient church in Pavia, in northern Italy. They will be transferred to Rome in November, for a week of events organized for the anniversary celebration. From November 7 to 15, the Vatican has organized a series of conferences, theological discussions, and Eucharistic celebrations in Rome. The relics of St. Augustine be exposed for veneration during that week at St. Augustine's church in Rome, then at the Augustinianum Institute, and finally in Ostia, where St. Monica, the mother of the great theologian, died. Finally, the relics are expected to be kept overnight in the private chapel of Pope John Paul II.
