St. Cecilia
Patron saint of music because of one line about what she did at her own wedding.
Cecilia was a young Roman noblewoman, and the account says that while the musicians played at her wedding she sat and sang in her heart to God alone.
That is it. That is the entire reason she is the patron saint of music. One sentence about a girl not really listening to the band.
She married a man named Valerian, told him about her faith, and he and his brother both became Christians and were killed for it before she was. There is a famous statue of her in Rome, carved in the 1600s from a description of her body when her tomb was opened, and she is lying on her side with her face turned away.
St. Cecilia facts for kids
- Patron of musicians, composers, instrument makers, and poets
- The whole patronage comes from one line about singing in her heart
- Her husband and brother-in-law became saints too
- Composers including Purcell, Handel, and Britten wrote works for her feast day
Feast day: November 22 · Patron of musicians and church music
St. Cecilia, let there be a song going in me even when it's quiet.