Acta Sanctorum · Societàs Bollandiana
10 February
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St. Scholastica
Account
Twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia, founder of a women's community near Monte Cassino. She met her brother once a year at a house near the monastery. At their final meeting, she prayed for a thunderstorm to prevent his departure, and a violent tempest arose from a clear sky, forcing him to stay.
Notable Miracles
Three days after the thunderstorm meeting, Benedict saw her soul ascending to heaven in the form of a dove. He had her body brought to Monte Cassino and placed in the tomb he had prepared for himself. They were buried together.
Historical Assessment
Known exclusively through Gregory the Great's Dialogues (c. 593). The Bollandists accepted Gregory's account as fundamentally reliable, noting his access to four of Benedict's disciples. Modern scholars debate whether the thunderstorm episode is literary or historical.