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SAINT SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN Scholastica, twin sister of the venerable Father St. Benedict, was born in Norcia in Italy, around 480. Her father, Eutropius Anicius, descendant of the old senatorial roman gens of the Anicii, he was the General Captain of the Romans in the Norcia region, while the mother, Claudia Abondantia Reguardati, countess of Norcia, died right after giving birth the twins. The father, dedicated great cures to the two children, made vow to destine her to the monastic life.