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Saint Cecilia
Christian martyr and patron saint of music
For other uses, see Saint Cecilia (disambiguation).
Saint Cecilia | |
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Saint Cecilia playing the pipe organ | |
| Born | 200–230 AD Rome |
| Died | 222–235 AD[1] Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Lutheran churches |
| Major shrine | Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome |
| Feast | 22 November |
| Attributes | Flute, organ, roses, violin, harp, harpsichord, songbird, singing |
| Patronage | Sacred music, organ builders, luthiers, singers, musicians, poets, Archdiocese of Omaha, Albi, France, Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.[2] She became the patroness of music and musicians, it being written that, as the musicians played at her wedding, Cecilia "sang in her h
