Tag: StCecilia
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St. Cecilia
St. Cecilia (1606), Guido Reni. November 22nd is the feast day St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr.According to early Church tradition, St. Cecilia was born to wealthy pagan parents in Rome in the 3rd century. She dedicated her life to Christ and to serving the poor, fully aware that her faith could cost her her life.…
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St. Cecilia
In St. Luigi’s church in Rome, the second chapel of the right aisle, is St. Cecilia’s Chapel. On the altar there is a painting of St. Cecilia by Guido Reni. This is a copy of Raphael’s famous painting that is hung in Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna. St. Cecilia is known as the patron saint of music…