SAINTS - SCHOLASTICA Saint Scholastica, who died about 543, was the sister of Saint Benedict, and (perhaps because of this) the first Benedictine nun, established at Plombariola, near Monte Cassino. In this image, the detail to the lower left shows Saint Benedict praying over his sister's body, as the soul leaves, urged on by two angels. Process print, from Alban Butler's The Lives of The Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principles Saints, edition of circa 1928.