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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName=Saint Cecilia | |SaintName=Saint Cecilia | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 22 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |SaintBirthPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
|DeathPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |DeathPlace=Rome, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=American cathedral dedicated to her | |NotableLabel3=American cathedral dedicated to her | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=41.5013, -81.6913 | |NotableCoordinates3=41.5013, -81.6913 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Rome]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Incorrupt body found in 1599 with fresh wounds | |SaintMiracle1=Incorrupt body found in 1599 with fresh wounds | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian Church | ||
|Patronage=music; musicians; poets; singers; the blind; throat illnesses | |Patronage=music; musicians; poets; singers; the blind; throat illnesses | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
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'''Saint Cecilia of Rome''' (Latin: '''Sancta Caecilia'''; c. 2nd century – c. 230), also known as '''Saint Cecilia the Martyr''', was an early Christian virgin martyr who is the patron saint of music and musicians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cecilia |title=Saint Cecilia | Biography, Martyr, Patron Saint Of, Legend, & Facts |publisher=Britannica |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions preserved in the 6th-century ''Acts of St. Cecilia'' and later medieval accounts like the ''Golden Legend'', Cecilia was born into a noble Roman family, secretly consecrated her virginity to God, and married the pagan Valerian against her will, converting him and his brother Tiburtius through her witness and miracles, including the guardian angel's appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03471a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Cecilia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Arrested under Emperor Alexander Severus (c. 230), she endured failed attempts to suffocate her in a heated bath and was eventually beheaded, surviving three strikes before dying three days later. | '''Saint Cecilia of Rome''' (Latin: '''Sancta Caecilia'''; c. 2nd century – c. 230), also known as '''Saint Cecilia the Martyr''', was an early Christian virgin martyr who is the patron saint of music and musicians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cecilia |title=Saint Cecilia | Biography, Martyr, Patron Saint Of, Legend, & Facts |publisher=Britannica |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions preserved in the 6th-century ''Acts of St. Cecilia'' and later medieval accounts like the ''Golden Legend'', Cecilia was born into a noble Roman family, secretly consecrated her virginity to God, and married the pagan Valerian against her will, converting him and his brother Tiburtius through her witness and miracles, including the guardian angel's appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03471a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Cecilia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Arrested under Emperor Alexander Severus (c. 230), she endured failed attempts to suffocate her in a heated bath and was eventually beheaded, surviving three strikes before dying three days later. | ||