St cecilia statue

Saint Cecilia Virgin and Martyr // Statue in the St Cecilia Motherhouse, Nashville TN. // photo: Lawrence OP

Statue of St. Cecilia, Roma.

St. Cecilia, patroness of musicians

Statue of St Cecilia on the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral, UK.2010.

In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with the purpose of taking the place of then-popular sensual romances. Consequently, until better evidence is produced, we must conclude that St. Cecilia was not known or venerated in Rome until about the time when Pope Gelasius (496) introduced her name into his Sacramentary.

this is the full sculpture of St. Cecilia , in St. Cecilia Cathedral , Albi France. made by Stefano Maderno, when he saw her in 1599 her body had not changed .

The hands of St. Cecelia's statue. Created in the same position she died in 177AD. Her body was disinterred in 1599 and she was found to be Incorrupt. She was the first saint to be found incorrupt. Her Right hand had three raised fingers that represent the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). The two folded fingers represent the Humanity and Divinity of Christ. The one raised finger on her Left hand represents the One True God. Her head was almost completely severed on the third…

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The meaning, customs, and traditions of the feast of St. Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians

Crypt of St. Cecila in the Catacombs of Rome. So amazing and awe-inspiring to see this in person.

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The saints are said to belong to the world of the incorrupt - a Roman Catholic belief that Divine Intervention allows some humans to avoid decomposition after death as a sign of their holiness.

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St. Cecilia Statue style Gothic - style en hand-carved wood Oak, Dutch 19th century ( anno 1870 )

St. Cecilia's Tomb, Rome, Italy (Cecilia is the Patron Saint of Music, and one of my Beloved Patrons)