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    Saint Cecilia

    Christian martyr and patron saint of music

    For other uses, see Saint Cecilia (disambiguation).

    Saint


    Cecilia

    Saint Cecilia playing the pipe organ

    Born200–230 AD
    Rome
    Died222–235 AD[1]
    Rome
    Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
    Orthodox Church
    Anglican Communion
    Lutheran churches
    Major shrineSanta Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
    Feast22 November
    AttributesFlute, organ, roses, violin, harp, harpsichord, songbird, singing
    PatronageSacred music, organ builders, luthiers, singers, musicians, poets, Archdiocese of Omaha, Albi, France, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.[2] She became the patroness of music and musicians, it being written that, as the musicians played at her wedding, Cecilia "sang in her h