Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Celebrating St Cecilia - music’s patron saint

November 22nd is St Cecilia’s Day. The patron saint of music is said to be one of the most famous of Roman martyrs whose feast has been celebrated since about the fourth century. Legend has it that St Cecilia was a noble lady of Rome who suffered martyrdom around the year 230.
Various music has been inspired by St Cecilia down the centuries from Gregorian chants to popular songs of today. So this Sunday, why not raise a salute to music’s patron saint and sing along to this ..

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