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Imagine the enduring legacy and ancient hagiographical method used to recover the missing life and voice of St. Scholastica of Nursia. In The "Lost" Dialogue of Gregory the Great, Carmel Posa, SGS, applies a “disciplined imagination” and the ancient hagiographical method to recover the missing life and voice of St.…
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This is so creative. I loved it.
Carmel uses her knowledge of women in early Christianity to create a life (“biography”) of St Benedict’s twin sister, Scholastica. Carmel uses the format for Pope Gregory’s Life of Benedict in a way that is quite plausible.
She begins by imaging, from the history we do have, a childhood for the two of them—and her teacher is called Sophia. Scholastica comes across as wise, and courageous, and a leader in her own right.
Meet a saint who confronts warring gang leaders, gives wise counsel (including to her brother), establishes monasteries, and leads an…
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