Tuesday, November 22, 2005
This Day in Ancient History
On this day in 117 A.D. St. Cecilia was martyred. During the persecution of Christians in Rome, it was illegal to bury those killed by the government persecutors. Celia did and suffered the consequences: Suffocated for a while, and when that didn't kill her, she was beheaded.
Her grave was discovered in 817, and her body removed to the church of Saint Cecilia in Rome. Her tomb was opened in 1599, and her body found to be incorrupted.
She is the patron of music makers in all forms and martyrs.
Her grave was discovered in 817, and her body removed to the church of Saint Cecilia in Rome. Her tomb was opened in 1599, and her body found to be incorrupted.
She is the patron of music makers in all forms and martyrs.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:31 AM 
