Saint Cecilia

When did Saint Cecilia die?

Saint Cecilia is dated d. c. AD 230 (martyr) in the archive, which places Saint Cecilia in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Saint Cecilia?

Saint Cecilia is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from The Roman Mass (Canon), The Hieronymian compilers and The Roman hagiographer. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Saint Cecilia from?

The archive associates Saint Cecilia with Rome.

Who were Saint Cecilia’s contemporaries?

The archive links Saint Cecilia to 2 other figures, including Valerian of Rome and Urban I of Rome. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

To us sinners also, thy servants, hoping in the multitude of thy mercies, grant some part and fellowship with thy holy apostles and martyrs: with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas… with Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and all thy saints.