Saint Scholastica (†543) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. She was the twin sister of Benedict of Nursia and is considered the foundress of the women's branch of Benedictine Monasticism. She is a holy patron of schools; tests; books; reading; convulsive children; nuns; invoked against storms and rain; and Le Mans. Her feast day is commemorated on 10 February.