22 November. 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Cecilia, Confessor and Martyr.
Cecilia, Confessor and Martyr. -- Of this famous believer, celebrated in ancient Western martyrologies, little definite is known. She appears to have been a Roman lady who was instrumental in her husband's conversion. His name was Valerian. He suffered martyrdom with her under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (2nd century), the famous Stoic Emperor, anti-Christ, and persecutor of Confessors. John Foxe includes her in his Martyriology.
Herbert Howells. A Hymn for St. Cecilia
Cecilia, Confessor and Martyr. -- Of this famous believer, celebrated in ancient Western martyrologies, little definite is known. She appears to have been a Roman lady who was instrumental in her husband's conversion. His name was Valerian. He suffered martyrdom with her under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (2nd century), the famous Stoic Emperor, anti-Christ, and persecutor of Confessors. John Foxe includes her in his Martyriology.
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