Cecilia, Saint

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• Cecilia, Saint — flourished 3rd century, Rome; feast day November 22 Early Christian martyr and patron saint of music. According to a late 5th century tradition, she was a noble Roman who had dedicated her virginity to God as a child and was married against her… …   Universalium

• Cecilia, Saint —    St. Cecilia is the patron saint of music. She was from a Roman patrician family who raised her as a Christian and married her off to Valerian against her will. On her wedding day she did not participate in the celebrations, instead singing to… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Cecilia,Saint — Ce·cil·ia (sĭ sēlʹyə), Saint.Third century A.D. Christian martyr traditionally regarded as the patron saint of music. * * * …   Universalium

• Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …   Universalium

• saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …   Universalium

• Cecilia de Roma — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Santa Cecilia de Roma,Mártir virgen Santa Cecilia con dos ángeles Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

• Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church in Brooklyn — Saint Cecilia s is a Roman Catholic church located Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. It is named for Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The church The former church was built in 1871. Later the former structure was placed beside the new… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Cecilia (disambiguation) — Saint Cecilia or Santa Cecilia may refer to: * Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians and church music in Catholic and Orthodox traditions * Saint Cecilia s Catholic Church in Brooklyn, a church in Brooklyn, New York, USA * Santa Cecilia, a… …   Wikipedia

• Cecilia Colledge — Biographie Nom complet Magdalena Cecilia Colledge Nationalité …   Wikipédia en Français

• saint’s life — (saint’s legend, hagiography)    One of the most popular literary genres in medieval Europe was the saint’s life. These were short narrative biographies of holy men and women, most often martyrs, whose stories were intended to reveal the active… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature