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Saint Scholastica is one of the great female figures of Christian monasticism. A virgin consecrated to God, she is recognized as the spiritual and physical sister of Saint Benedict. Through her life of prayer, humility, and fraternal love, she profoundly marked the history of the Church and remains a model of contemplative life centered on God.

Saint Columbanus, born around 540 in Ireland, is one of the greatest missionary monks of the early Middle Ages. Trained in Irish monasteries, he became a master of the ascetic life, deeply marked by discipline, penance, and the study of Scripture. Around the age of 40, he left his country with twelve companions to evangelize continental Europe, following the Irish tradition of “pilgrimages for Christ.”

Saint Clement I, also known as Clement of Rome, is traditionally considered the fourth pope of the Catholic Church, successor to Peter, Linus, and Anacletus. His pontificate is generally dated between 88 and 97. He is one of the Apostolic Fathers, those early witnesses who lived close to the apostles. Tradition holds that he was ordained by Saint Peter himself.