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Saint Cecilia  was born in the 3rd century in Rome .The exact date is unknown (between  200-230)
She was a roman noble who  converted to Catholicisim. She was martyred  being burned and beheaded . She became the patron saint of music. She played a lot of instruments even the organ.

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In painting , we find Santa Cecilia tocando el organo by Matteo Rosselli  in 1620.

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In sculpture , we find The martyre of Saint Cecila by Stefano Maderno in 1600 .

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Talking about musical works dedicated to Saint Cecilia there are a great variety of hymns and odes.
for example Himno plegaria a Santa Cecilia  by Salvador Giner Vidal .

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The mistery why Saint Cecilia  is the patron of music can be explained by many  reasons:
-She was a noblewoman in rome who stidied music as a child.
-The nobles in her time were sponsors of artists , so she  probably was.
-In her wedding and also in her martyrdom she was singing to God.
Finaly the Pope Gregorio XIII
gave her the official patronage of music