Cecilia of Rome

ancestor sky Catholic single tradition · 1

Cecilia of Rome was a Christian virgin martyr venerated in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches. She became the patron saint of music and musicians, associated with the tradition that she sang in her heart to the Lord as musicians played at her wedding. She is one of several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass in the Latin Church.

When

First attested
200 CE
Attested period
200 – 2020
Historical notes
The church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was founded in the 3rd century by Pope Urban I on the believed site of her house.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Cecilia of Rome, also spelled Cecelia, was a Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches...She became the patron of music and musicians”

#1255 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5