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ST. 3CH0LASTI0A 217 affianced huBband with the approbation of her parents, pursued her and overtook her in the neighbourhood of Arras, where she was hiding among some shepherds in a field. He cat off her head. She took it in her hands and carried it in presence of all the people into the church of St Eemi ^Remigius), which stood in the adjoining villago. There she was buried with due honour, and long afterwards, a portion of her relics was carried to Sazeny. Baillet says the Acts of St. Satumina have been copied to make up those of St. Bomana (7) and St. Bbnedicta (7). B.M. AA.SS. St Saula. SS. Mabtha (11) and Saula, Oct. 20, W. MM. with many others, at Cologne. Saula is sometimes called a companion of St. Ursula; sometimes the same as Ursula ; but it is easier, says Baillet, to identify the two names than to account for Martha being put first of the two saints. B.M, St. Saverstia, Angelina (5). St. Savina, Sabina. St. Savinilla, Sabinella. St. Scalleria or Soallbrya, Salla EuA. St. Scamberg or Soanbeboa, Oct. 2, matron. Probably the same as Sgabi- BERG. St. Scaraberd, Soabibebg. St. Scariberg, Soababebd, or Soarribebga, July 18, 6th century, v. honoured at Silva Aquilina, near Ghartrea Niece of Clovis, and said, in one legend, to be sister of St. Patrick. Wife of St. Amulf, who preached to the Franks after the baptism of Clovis. Amulf is said to have been bishop- of Tours, but this is not certain. He preached in yarious parts of France and Spain, and was murdered — it is said, by some of his wife's servants — about 534, while praying at the tomb of St. Semi- gius. Scariberg found him dying, and received his blessing and parting advice. She took the veil, and lived some time with her brother, St. Patrick ; and after his death, she gave herself entirely to austerity and devotion. Neither her story nor hor worship is well established. AA.SS, Butler. Mas Latrio calls her Saint, St. Scariola, June T), Y. at Bourges. Mart, of Cologne and Lubeck, written 1490, and copied by some later writers. Supposed to be the same as St. Eusta- DiOLA. AA,SS,t Prseter. St. Schiria, March 24, 6th century. The church of Eillskire or Eillkire in Meath was called after her. She is said to have been the daughter of Eugene, great-grandson of Fergus, brother of Neill Negialliach. She had a sister, Corcaria Eeann or Caoin, a holy virgin whose name is not in the calendars, unless she is the same as St. Cobcoagia. Lanigan. St. Scholastica (l), Feb. 9 or 10, Nov. 13, July 11 (ScoLAOE, Soolasse, Egolage), V. + c. 643. Patron of Le Mans, of Yioh or Yique in Cata- lonia; of Benedictines, and against storms. Bepresented with her brother. Si Benedict, and two turtle doves. Scholastica and Benedict were of the noble fjBunily of the Anicii, and were bom in Umbria, at Nursia or Norcia. She was dedicated to the service of God from a very tender age, and as St. Gregory says that Benedict governed nuns as well as monks, it is inferred that the nuns were in the convent of Plombariola, under the superintendence of Scholastica. It is not, however, certain that she ever was a professed nun. All that is told of her in the Life of Benedict is that she lived in a cell, a few miles from Monte Cassino, and that she used to visit her brother once a year; but as no woman was allowed to enter the monastery, St. Benedict with a few of his monks, used to meet her at a small house near the gate, where they passed the day together in singing hymns and talking of heavenly things. The last time she visited him, when they had spent the day as usual and had dined together, she besought him not to leave her that night He refused to stay as it was contrary to his rule, and she laid her head on her hands on the table and prayed God to let him stay. Although the sky was perfectly clear up to that moment, a frightful storm of thunder, lightning and rain immediately came on, so that Benedict and his monks could not stir from the house.