Santa Cecilia. Con il suo sangue un inno al Dio vivente - 9788871357034

Santa Cecilia. Con il suo sangue un inno al Dio vivente: Secondo la tradizione, Cecilia è vissuta tra il II e il III secolo. Nata da una nobile famiglia di Roma, si convertì al cristianesimo. Diede coraggiosa testimonianza della sua fede, subendo il martirio. Fu sepolta nelle catacombe di San Callisto. Successivamente le sue reliquie furono traslate nella basilica a lei intitolata, in Trastevere. È patrona dei musicisti.
According to tradition, Cecilia lived between the 2nd and 3rd century. There is no way to know if it was a Christian by birth or if he is later: according to some narrations would be the nurse in catechizzarla and lead it to the baptismal font. Young decided to give his life to the Lord. His parents though they had betrothed to Valeriano, also a young Aristocrat. Cecilia married Valerian, to whom he communicated his vow of virginity. Valeriano accepted consecration to God by Cecilia and he converted to Christianity, becoming, as his wife, a faithful of Pope Urban I. Persecution against Christians raged: before Valerian with his brother Tiburtius and subsequently Cecilia were killed after giving courageous witness of their faith. Cecilia was buried in the catacombs of San Callisto. The Golden legend has it that Pope Urban I "buried the body of Cecilia among those of bishops and consecrated his house into a church, as well as (Cecilia) had asked him". In 821 her relics were taken away by Pope Paschal I in the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.