Name
Scholastica, nun of central Italy, ob. c. 543
Saint ID
S01728
Number in BH
BHL 7514
Reported Death Not Before
540
Reported Death Not After
550
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Virgins, "Confessors"
| ID | Title | E04383 | Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry. | E04455 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.33-34), recounts a miracle effected by Benedict’s sister, *Scholastica (nun, ob. c. 543, S01728) near Monte Cassino (central Italy), her death and a vision of her soul ascending to heaven. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E06516 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, addresses in his opening salutation ten nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), four of whom are seemingly named after saints: *Justina/Ioustina (virgin and martyr of Antioch, S01704), *Scholastica (nun of central Italy, ob. c. 543, S01728), *Eulalia (probably the virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407; or perhaps the one of Barcelona, S02047), and *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092). Written in Latin in southern Britain, c. 675/686. | E06627 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Scholastica (nun of central Italy, ob. c. 543, S01728), *Christina (martyr of Tyre and Bolsena, S00907), and *Dorothea (virgin and martyr of Caesarea, S01898) as exemplary virgins. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E06659 | Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry |
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