February 10
Died: 543

St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, consecrated her to from her earliest youth. After her brother went to Monte Cassino, where he established his famous monastery, she took up her abode in the neighborhood at Plombariola, where she founded and governed a monastery of nuns, about five miles from that of St. Benedict, who, it appears, also directed his sister and her nuns. She visited her brother once a year, and as she was not allowed to enter his monastery, he went in company with some of his brethren to meet her at a house some distance away. These visits were spent in conferring together on spiritual matters. On one occasion they had passed the as usual in and pious conversation and in the evening they sat down to take their reflection. begged her brother to remain until the next day. refused to spend the night outside his monastery. She had recourse to and a furious thunderstorm burst so that neither nor any of his companions could return home. They spent the night in spiritual conferences. The next morning they parted to meet no more on earth. Three days later died, and her holy brother beheld her in a vision as it ascended into heaven. He sent his brethren to bring her body to his monastery and laid it in the he had prepared for himself. She died about the year 543, and followed her soon after. Her is February 10th