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5 unusual facts about Saint Cecilia


David Whitney House

For example, the music room's windows are themed towards elements of music as well as images of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.

Liudmila Kovnatskaya

Among them were “Ars Britannica” (1988–1990), the festival in honour of “The 80th anniversary of B. Britten” (1993), “The World of Ralph Vaughan Williams” (1996), the festival of Britten’s music on his 85th anniversary (1998), the jubilee concert in honour of Britten and Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians (2003), the concert “World of Opera: Benjamin Britten”, and others.

Mosbach Abbey

The former Catholic parish church of Saint Cecilia's was thus rendered superfluous and was demolished.

Vega Sicilia

The word Vega refers to the green vegetation that grows along the riverbank of the Duero while Sicilia refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saints of musicians, after whom several villages in Castile and León is named after.

Victor H. Rumsey

Rumsey was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, on Saint Cecilia's day, and received his BA in mathematics (1941) and Sc.D.


Adlington Hall

To the sides of the organ are murals depicting, on one side Arabella Hunt, and on the other Saint Cecilia playing a harp.


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