ST. CECILIA

SAINT CECILIA

• Was born in the city of Rome
• St. Cecilia was born in the 2nd or 3rd century
• Her FeastDay November 22
• Birth: 2nd century
• paMeanings, definition and origins - a patron is considered to be a defender of a specific group

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• St. Cecilia is the patroness of musicians
• Music played at her wedding " sang in her heart to the Lord"
• Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martys
• Full name : St. Cecilia in Rome

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• Her feast day is celebrated im the Latin Catholic
• She is one of seven woman, excluding blessed virgin
• Her feast has been celebrated since about the fourth century
• According to the story, when the time came for her marriage to be consummated
• Her remains were placed there in the ninth century an the church was rebuilt in 1599

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• Cecilia has become a symbol of the conviction that good music is an integral
• The sisters of Saint Cecilia are a group of women consecrated religious sisters
• The lambs are blessed by the pope every January 21
• Located on the Isle of Wight, St. Cecilia Abbey was founded in 1882
• Cecilia body was discovers to be incorrupt in 1599

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• Death 3rd century
• Her husband is Valerian
• Sisters name Cecilla and Ceil

There are two categories of saints: martyrs and confessors. A Christian martyr is regarded as one who is put to death for his Christian faith or convictions. Confessors are people who died natural deaths. Date of Death: Saint Cecilia died in A.D. 280. Cause of Death: Stabbed to death.

St. Cecilia is frequently depicted playing a viola, a small organ, or other musical instrument evidently to express what was often attributed often to her.

Prayer: At once in our hearts and in our tongues we offer double prayer sent heavenward on winged notes to praise God dwelling there. While in our hearts and tongues we try with song to praise God twice, we ask dear saint, to help us be united close to Christ! Amen.

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• When did she die
• Who is her husband
• What was her full name
• Who was her sister

SOURCES

• http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=34
• ceciliathepatronofmusicians

Quote
Better die and be happy, than live and be miserable. You wish us to pronounce a lie; but in speaking the truth, we inflict much greater and more cruel torture upon you than that which you make us suffer” St. Cecilia

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