Feast Day: February 10
Born: 480, Nursia, Italy
Died: 543
Patron of: convulsive children; nuns; invoked against storms and rain
Saturday, February 10
Liturgical Color: White
Today is the Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin.
She was the twin sister of St. Benedict and both
dedicated their lives to God. At her death in
543 A.D., Benedict had a vision of her soul in
the form of a dove leaving her body and
entering heaven.