Biography saint scholastica
Biography saint scholastica
Saint scholastica lecanto.
St. Scholastica, Virgin, sister of St. Benedetto
“She was capable of more, who loved the more”
Scholastica, first Benedictine nun, lived between and A native of Nursia, she was a very docile disciple of her brother, St.
Benedict, with whom she vied for perfection of holiness, in learning the wisdom of the heart: so much so that she is said to have bested even her brother in charity. In his Dialogues, the only reference text with a few references to the life of Saint Scholastica, St.
Gregory the Great tells of one episode in particular, which reveals her strong human personality and spiritual depth.
The choice for religious life in the footsteps of her brother
According to reports, Scholastica, daughter of Eutropius, descendant of the ancient Roman senatorial family of the Anicii, and of Claudia, who died immediately after giving birth to twins, was sent to Rome at the age of 12, together with her brother, both of whom w