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We don´t know a lot about her life.

She was born in Rome inside a rich family.

She converted to Catholicism, and she helped other people to convert too.

She had to marry with a pagan man, called Valerio and she got her husband to respect her virginity and to convert to Catholicism.

Valerio and his brother buried the persecuted martyrs, and they were arrested and beheaded.

For this reason, Saint Cecilia was sentenced to die suffocated for the smoke of the fire in her house, but she was saved, so, she was sentenced to die slaughtered. She was injured with an ax, and she died three days later.

The Pope Urbano buried the martyr, and her house became basilica.

She helped poor people and gave her money to them.

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The mystery of Saint Cecilia is her relationship with the music.
While musicians played the instruments, Saint Cecilia sang for God in her heart.

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This picture was made by Rubens, Baroque painter in 1639.
It shows Saint Cecilia, who is looking at the sky, playing celestial music with an instrument. She is surrounded by angels. and she isn`t looking the score.

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ARTISTIC WORKS DEDICATED TO SAINT CECILIA

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ARTISTIC WORKS DEDICATED TO SAINT CECILIA

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It is an artistic work made in XVII century by Stefano Maderno. It is over the grave where there are her remains in the Trastevere church.
It shows Saint Cecilia death, with his face looking the floor and blood and three wounds on her neck. Her fingers indicate the Holy Trinity.

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The picture was painted by Domenichino in 1617.
It shows all the symbols: a young Saint Cecilia, who was playing an instrument while she is looking at the sky. There is an angel who is taking the score, but the Saint doesn`t look at it.
The ìcture is in the Louvre in Paris

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Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (HWV 76) is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739.

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Oda para el día de Santa Cecilia - Händel

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WHY IS SAINT CECILIA PATRONESS OF THE MUSICIANS

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WHY IS SAINT CECILIA PATRONESS OF THE MUSICIANS

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When Saint Cecilia was injured with the ax, she sang until her death, because of she is the patroness of the musicians.

The Pope Gregorio XIII named her patroness of musicians in 1584

The musicians celebrate Saint Cecilia`s day on November 22nd.

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Hymn to Saint Cecilia was composed by Benajmin Brtitten in 1942.

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Himno Santa Cecilia / Benjamín Britten / Maestro Willams