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Saint Cecilia

Roman Catholic saint, martyr and patron saint of music
Person Human Q80513
Saint Cecilia
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
180, 200[6]
Date of death
November 22, 230
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[9]
Occupation
musician
Religion or worldview
Christianity[10]
Spouse
Valerian of Rome[8]
Part of
primary saints[12]
Cause of death
decapitation[14]
Canonization status
saint[13]
Depicted by
Altar of Cadolzburg, Saint Cecilia playing the Organ, St Cecilia at the Organ, Burial of Saint Cecilia, Marriage of Cecilia and Valerian[18][19][20][21][22]
Described by source
Riemann's Music Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Lexicon of Croatian Church music[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Different from
Saint Flasinetalia[31]
Domain of saint or deity
musician[36]
Feast day
November 22[16]
Floruit
300[23]
Gens
Caecilia gens[37]
Manner of death
martyrdom[17]
Nomen gentilicium
Caecilia[33]
Place of burial
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere[7]
Significant event
Saint Cecilia distributing her wealth to the poor[15]
Show all 26 facts +2
Subject has role
Christian martyr, Virgin[34][35]
Time period
Low Roman Empire[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cecilia en Caecilia en St. Cecilia en Saint Cecilia ar القديسة سيزيليا ar القديسة سيسيليا cs sv. Cecílie cs Svatá Cecilie da Sankt Cecilie da Sankt Cæcilia de Heilige Cäcilia de St. Cäcilia de Cäcilia von Rom el Καικιλία της Ρώμης el Αγία Καικιλία es Santa Cecilia es Cecilia es Cecilia de Roma es santa Cecilia de Roma fa سینت سسیلیا
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
000000009591231X
VIAF cluster ID
12282035
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81023020
GND ID
118666479
ARLIMA ID
892
American Academy in Rome ID
12381182, 12389962
ArchINFORM keyword ID
2999
BHCL UUID
80e573a8-3d9e-4a05-8376-2404a6dc8bdc
Bach digital person ID
00008184
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13181544n
Biblissima authority ID
4+1 architectural view model
British Museum person or institution ID
115552
Show all 74 identifiers +62
CANTIC ID
981058614689406706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00584168
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
03471b
Collective Biographies of Women ID
11630
DDB person (GND) ID
118666479
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118666479
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118666479
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
136417
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Saint-Cecilia
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
cecile-sainte
ExecutedToday ID
2010/11/22/feast
FAST ID
68749
FES digital collections entity ID
416880
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118666479
Find a Grave memorial ID
138679462
Freebase ID
/m/02v7cx
GCatholic person ID
69140
Getty Iconography Authority ID
901001251, 901001250
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cecilia
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0016767
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
15525
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Den_hellige_Cecilia
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
tsetsiliia-rimskaia-7e2805
Hanslick Online person ID
757
Harper's tag
cecilia-saint
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
caecilia_von_rom
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
11100
Iconclass notation
11HH(CECILIA)
Image Archive, Herder Institute
Saint Cecilia
IxTheo authority ID
079450849
J9U entity ID
987007272906405171
KSW person ID
58971
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118666479
Libraries Australia ID
61539501
Library of Congress Classification
BR1720.C44
Libris-URI
xv8bdgdg40l9cfx
Linked Open Data Comune Firenze ID
person/217dddc7601f716ea9abe3b357a9cb9b
Museum-digital person/organization ID
157128
MusicBrainz artist ID
5159bca1-dccc-4a88-a9ce-df8879ca82e5
NL CR AUT ID
jx20050913001
NNDB people ID
043/000104728
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*144667;=BO
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX884612
Nominis saint ID
18/Sainte-Cecile-de-Rome
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3883794
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
146700
Parsifal cluster ID
26307
Quora topic ID
Saint-Cecilia, St-Cecilia
RISM ID
people/40209107
SBN author ID
MUSV014977
SELIBR ID
216854
Salzburgwiki ID
199473
Sandrart.net person ID
201
Santiebeati ID
25350
Topic's main category
Category:Saint Cecilia
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
1833, 251729
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058614689406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1308969
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ugj9qvbq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycTdq8j9wJ6fcg8T4yVC
Yale LUX ID
person/480582a5-3dd3-408c-bf01-7b2540aa116a
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
C/Caecilia.html

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🔗 Connections
← Patron saint 13
composer, Escolca, Acquasparta, Caresanablot, Pradamano, Villafranca Padovana, Albi Cathedral, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere +5 more
Named after 6
Albi Cathedral, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Cecilian Movement, St. Cecilia's Church, Santa Cecília de Montserrat, church of Santa Cecilia (Careñes)
← Dedicated to 6
Albi Cathedral, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Cagliari Cathedral, Église Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile, Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, oratory of Saints Cecilia and Valeriano, Bologna
← Depicts 5
The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia, Paradiesgärtlein, Saint Cecilia, Saint Cecilia, Saint Cecilia
← Main subject 4
The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia, Saint Cecilia, Saint Cecilia, The Second Nun's Tale
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject has role 2
Christian martyr, Virgin
Canonization status 1
saint
Cause of death 1
decapitation
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Domain of saint or deity 1
musician
Feast day 1
November 22
Gens 1
Caecilia gens
Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
Saint Cecilia
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
musician
Place of birth 1
Rome
Place of burial 1
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Place of death 1
Rome
Religion or worldview 1
Christianity
Sex or gender 1
female
Time period 1
Low Roman Empire
Topic's main category 1
Category:Saint Cecilia
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Saint Cecilia churches
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Saint Cecilia
← FactGrid item ID 1
date of birth
← Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
Saint Cecilia
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Summary

Saint Cecilia was born in 180[1] in Rome[2]. She died on November 22, 230[3], in Rome[4]. She worked as a musician[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Saint Cecilia include Albi Cathedral[38], a Catholic cathedral[39], in France[40], founded in 1282[41]; Santa Cecilia in Trastevere[42], a church building[43], in Italy[44], founded in 0401[45]; Cecilian Movement[46], a musical movement[47], founded in 1900[48]; St. Cecilia's Church[49], a secularized church[50], in Germany[51], founded in 0888[52]; Santa Cecília de Montserrat[53], a church building[54], in Spain[55], founded in 0901[56]; and church of Santa Cecilia (Careñes)[57], a church building[58], in Spain[59].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Saint Cecilia include Albi Cathedral[38], a Catholic cathedral[39], in France[40], founded in 1282[41]; Santa Cecilia in Trastevere[42], a church building[43], in Italy[44], founded in 0401[45]; Cecilian Movement[46], a musical movement[47], founded in 1900[48]; St. Cecilia's Church[49], a secularized church[50], in Germany[51], founded in 0888[52]; Santa Cecília de Montserrat[53], a church building[54], in Spain[55], founded in 0901[56]; and church of Santa Cecilia (Careñes)[57], a church building[58], in Spain[59].

FAQs

Where was Saint Cecilia born?

Saint Cecilia's place of birth was Rome[2].

Where did Saint Cecilia die?

Saint Cecilia died in Rome[4].

Who was Saint Cecilia married to?

Saint Cecilia's spouses include Valerian of Rome[8].

What did Saint Cecilia do for work?

Saint Cecilia worked as a musician[5].

Related Entities

Caresanablot Escolca Pradamano Saint Cecilia Villafranca Padovana

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Calendarium Romanum Generale (1969). wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . getty.edu. Retrieved . getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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