The village of Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec, Canada, was the historic seat of
Deux Montagnes County from 1834 until its amalgamation with neighbouring towns in 1971. Two years later, it was renamed to
Mirabel. The village was named after Saint
Scholastica
Scholastica (; – 10 February 543) was an Italian Christian hermit and the sister of Benedict of Nursia. She is traditionally regarded as the Organizational founder, foundress of the Benedictines, Benedictine nuns.
Scholastica is honored as ...
, the sister of St.
Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia (; ; 2 March 480 – 21 March 547), often known as Saint Benedict, was a Great Church, Christian monk. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old ...
(in French, Benoît), for whom the neighboring village of
Saint-Benoît, Quebec was also named that same year.
Its location was 1 km (1000 yards) south of the apron of the modern
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport's runway 10.
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Populated places disestablished in 1971
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