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| Stefano Moderno, "Saint Cecilia," 1599, church of St. Cecilia, Trastevere, Rome In the sculpture, St. Cecilia extends three fingers with her right hand and one with her left, testifying to the Trinity. The sculptor attested that this was how the saint's body looked when her tomb was opened in 1599. Photographed at the church of St. Cecilia, Trastevere, by Richard Stracke. |
Arise,
soldier of Christ, throw away the works of darkness and put on the
armor of light.
– Saint
Cecilia
Saint
Cecilia's
patronage:
Albi,
France; composers; martyrs; music; musicians; musical instrument
makers; archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska; poets; singers; Mar
del Plata, Argentina.
Trivia:
Saint
Cecilia is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin,
commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.
