  saint cecilia () is the patroness of musicians. it is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the lord". her feast day is celebrated in the latin catholic, eastern catholic, anglican, and eastern orthodox churches on november 22. she is one of seven women, excluding the blessed virgin, commemorated by name in the canon of the mass. ==life== cecilia is one of the most famous of the roman martyrs, even if the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded on authentic material.foley o.f.m., leonard. saint of the day, (revised by pat mccloskey o.f.m.), franciscan media, isbn 978-86716-887-7 according to kirsch, while it is a pious romance, like so many others compiled in the fifth and sixth century, the existence of the martyrs, however, is a historical fact. the relation between st. cecilia and valerianus, tiburtius, and maximus, mentioned in the acts, has perhaps some historical foundation. her feast has been celebrated since about the fourth century.kirsch, johann peter. "st. cecilia", the catholic encyclopedia. vol. 3. new york: robert appleton company, 1908. 24 april 2013. it was long supposed that she was a noble lady of rome who, with her husband valerian, his brother tiburtius, and a roman soldier maximus, suffered martyrdom in about 230, under the emperor alexander severus.fuller, osgood eaton: brave men and women. bibliobazaar, llc, 2008, page 272. isbn 0-554-34122-0 the research of giovanni battista de rossirom. sott. ii. 147. agrees with the statement of venantius fortunatus, bishop of poitiers (d. 600), that she perished in sicily under emperor marcus aurelius between 176 and 180. according to the story, when the time came for her marriage to be consummated, ce
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