She was the twin sister of Saint Benedict, the great founder of the Benedictine Order. She became a nun when her brother became a monk. She lived a life of radiant holiness. Saint Scholastica died forty days before her brother, Saint Benedict. They were both buried in the same grave. Other noted twins among the saints are: Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase, Saint Mark and Saint Marcellian, Saint Medard and Saint Gildard.
Saint Scholastica, the Sister of Saint Benedict
