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St. Cecilia
22nd November
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Saint Cecilia is the patron
saint of musicians
and Church music.
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Her feast day is
celebrated in the Roman
Catholic Church on November
22.
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She was a noble lady of Rome who, with her
husband Valerian and
his brother Thateus, suffered
martyrdom.
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A church in her honor exists in Rome. It is situated in Trastevere.
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The martyrdom of Cecilia is said
to have followed that
of her husband and his brother.
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She arranged to have her home preserved as a church before she
was arrested.
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At that time, the officials
attempted to kill her by
locking her in an overheated
bathhouse. However, the
attempt failed, and she was to be beheaded.
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The executioner
attempted to cut of her head three
times unsuccessfully, after which
he fled.
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Cecilia survived another three days before eventually dying.
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In the last three days of her life, she opened her eyes, gazed at her family and friends who crowded around her cell, closed them, and never opened
them again.
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Cecilia's musical fame rests on a legend that she
praised God, singing to him,
as she lay dying a martyr's
death.
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