St. Benedict & St. Scholastica
 
St. Benedict and St. Scholastica 's parents must be proud is an understatement, for they are twins!
 
St. Benedict is the Father of Western Monasticism, who founded Monasteries in the 5th century. He is known for writing The Rule, a guide/rule book for those seeing a life of seclusion, prayer, and penance. 
 
St. Benedict is also known as our Holy Father Benedict, for having a strong resistance to the assaults of the devil, evil, poison, temptations, witchcraft, fires, storms, etc. He is most commonly seen on the St. Benedict Medal or St. Benedict Crucifix for Spiritual Warfare.
 
St. Scholastica also founded a convent and spent hours writing, reading, and studying. 
 
Image Explanation
 
This image depicts the final meeting between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica before her death and entrance into Heaven. 
 
According to the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great, the brother and sister spent their last day together in prayer and conversation. Scholastica sensed her death was close at hand and she begged Benedict to stay with her until the next day.
 
He refused her request because he did not want to spend a night outside the monastery, thus breaking his own Rule. Scholastica asked God to let her brother remain and a severe thunderstorm broke out, preventing Benedict and his monks from returning to the abbey.
 
Benedict cried out, “God forgive you, Sister. What have you done?” Saint Scholastica replied, “I asked a favor of you and you refused. I asked it of God and he granted it.”
 
Brother and sister parted the next morning after their long discussion. Three days later, Benedict was praying in his monastery and saw the soul of his sister rising heavenward in the form of a white dove. Benedict then announced the death of his sister to the monks and later buried her in the tomb he had prepared for himself.