Saint Cecilia patroness of musicians by

biography of saint cecilia

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Saint Cecilia was born in 200 BC, in Rome. Virgin, Roman saint and martyr, patron saint of musicians. Despite being one of the most popular saints of all time, very little is known about her. It is believed that she was born in Rome, into an illustrious family, and that she was married against her will to a young pagan named Valerio.
And she died on November 22, 230 BC because he was beheaded

Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, "Cäcilienmesse", de Franz Joseph Haydn (1766).

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Cantata para Santa Cecilia, Frederik Magle (1998)

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Santa Cecilia, de Guido Reni (1606).

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Santa Cecilia playing the organ, by Matteo Rosselli (1620).

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sankta cecilia sung by lotta pedersen and göran folkestad, in 1984.

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Why is Saint Cecilia actually the patron saint of musicians?

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Pope Gregory XIII named her patron saint of musicians because she had shown an irresistible attraction to the melodious chords of instruments. His sensitive and passionate spirit for this art thus made his name a symbol of music.