So impressed was Valerio by his wife Cecilia’s vow of chastity that he too converted to Christianity. Valerio was murdered for his pains, and Cecilia was arrested while she tried to bury him.

is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere where a famous Baroque sculpture of her still puzzles scholars. According to popular belief, Cecilia was a Roman ...

Although it was outside the main city walls (the literal meaning of ‘Trastevere’ is ‘across the Tiber’), the area has a wealth of ancient remains. At Santa Cecilia in Trastevere church ...

Her final resting place is Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, a 5th-century church in Rome. St Cecilia’s Day is celebrated each year on 22 November, with music-making in honour of the patron saint of music ...

Used by nuns at a historic Rome pharmacy, these artefacts are now being showcased in two rooms: the “Spezieria di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere” (Apothecary shop of St. Cecilia in Trastevere ...

Cecilia probably died in Sicily, but her remains ended up back in her hometown: Trastevere, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome. (Her tomb is still there, in the church built — again ...

The Gianicolense neighborhood abuts the Trastevere and Monteverde neighborhoods ... apartment across from the historic Basilica of Santa Cecilia This one-bedroom, one-bath apartment is on the ...