St. Scholastica
St. Scholastica was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia, founder of the Benedictine Order.  It was said that she was consecrated to God at her birth, but continued to live at home until her brother founded his monastery at Monte Cassino.  She then, in turn, established a convent in the nearby town of Plombariola.  In her writings to Mother Flavia, Saint Scholastica reveals that it was her brother who named her, saying that she was "destined to remain in the school of the Lord's service."

She evidently loved meeting with her brother so they could talk and share spiritual insights, though it usually occurred only once a year.  As neither was allowed to enter the other's monastery, they would meet in a house in Monte Cassino.

According to the Dialogues of St. Gregory, after supper one evening, as their day of prayer and "mutual comfort of heavenly talk," was nearing an end, Scholastica begged her brother to stay the night so they could continue their discussion.  He refused, as he would never spend a night away from his monastery.  She began to weep, and laying her head upon her hands, prayed. In the next moments a fierce thunderstorm arose, preventing him from leaving, and St. Benedict asked her in shock what she had done.  She replied, "I asked a favor of you, and you refused it.  I asked it of God, and He has granted it!"  Saint Gregory comments that her prayer was answered because it was in line with the charity of God:  that the love of a sister for her brother overcame the law of Benedict's rule.