Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia
Saint Cecilia playing the pipe organ
Virgin and martyr
Born	200–230 AD Rome
Died	222–235 AD[1] Rome
Venerated in	Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheran churches
Major shrine	Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
Feast	22 November
Attributes	Flute, organ, roses, violin, harp, harpsichord, songbird, singing
Patronage	Sacred music, organ builders, luthiers; singers, musicians, poets; Archdiocese of Omaha, Albi, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia), also spelled Cecelia, was a Roman virgin martyr and 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 heart to the Lord".^[3][4] Musical compositions are dedicated to her, and her feast, on 22 November,^[5] is the occasion of concerts and musical festivals. She is also known as Cecilia of Rome.

Saint Cecilia is one of several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass in the Latin Church. The church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, founded in the 3rd century by Pope Urban I, is believed to be on the site of the house where she lived and died.