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St. Cecilia
A Roman maiden of noble family, devoted to prayer, she was given in marriage against her
will to a pagan youth named Valerian. On the wedding day 'while the pipes (organs) were
praying' for the festivities, 'she sang in her heart' to Christ, praying that her virginity might be
preserved intact. [eng]
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Cecilia
Virgin and martyr, patroness of church music, died at Rome. This saint, so often
glorified in the fine arts and in poetry, is one of the most venerated martyrs of
Christian antiquity. The oldest historical account of St. Cecilia is found in the
"Martyrologium Hieronymianum"; from this it is evident that her feast was
celebrated in the Roman Church in the fourth century. [eng]
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Feast: November 22
SAINT CECILIA VIRGIN, MARTYR
SECOND OR THIRD CENTURY
Feast: November 22 [eng]
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St. Cecilia
The name of St. Cecilia has always been most illustrious in the church, and ever since the
primitive ages is mentioned with distinction in the canon of the mass, and in the
sacramentaries and calendars of the church. Her spouse Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus,
an officer, who were her companions in martyrdom, are also mentioned in the same
authentic and venerable writings. [eng]
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Patron Saints Index: Cecilia
Patron Saint Index profile of Saint Cecilia; illustrated. [eng]
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Cecelia, The Second Nun's Tale, Saint Cecelia, Dave Kopel
November 22, the date of President Kennedy's death, provides more than one reminder of the capacity of the human spirit to transcend the greatest human evils, for
November 22 is also the day of Saint Cecelia. Patron Saint of Music, Cecelia is one of the very few saints to be named in the Canon of the Mass. Through the middle
ages, her story was among the most popular of all the lives of the saints, earning a place in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales as the subject of "The Second Nun's Tale." [eng]
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