Scholastica is a female name of Italian origin meaning "Speaker, Orator." It is derived from the Latin "scholasticus," which translates to "rhetorician, orator." The name is associated with Saint Scholastica, a revered Catholic saint born in Italy and the twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia. She is honored as the foundress of the Benedictine nuns and is celebrated on February 10th, known as Saint Scholastica's Day. According to tradition, Scholastica was deeply devoted to God from a young age and established the first convent of Benedictine nuns. She is venerated as the patron saint of Benedictine nuns, education, and convulsive children, and is invoked against storms and rain. Scholastica's significance is commemorated in the Benedictine monastic calendar and she is often depicted in iconography wearing a Benedictine habit and holding the Rule of Saint Benedict, with a crucifix or an ascending dove.