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How did St Cecilia become a saint?

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Cecilia had been condemned to die because she was a Christian. First they tried to suffocate her by leaving her in a sauna. That did not work so a soldier tried to cut off her head three times - the maximum allowed by Roman law. Although seriously wounded, she lay three days before she died. During this time she made arrangements for her wealth to go to the Church to help the poor.

Cecilia earned her sainthood by dying for her faith.

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Saint Cecilia was an early Chrisitan who died for her faith as a martyr. She would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation. Martyrs were always considered automatic saints. There was no offical canonization process in place at the time.

In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.
Saint Cecilia was an early Chrisitan who died for her faith as a martyr. She would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation. Martyrs were always considered automatic saints. There was no offical canonization process in place at the time.

In the primitive Church, martyrs were immediately recognized as witnessing to the perfection of Christian life on earth, having shown the ultimate proof of their love for Christ by the offering of their lives. By the sacrifice of their lives for Christ, they attained Heaven in eternal glory and were indissolubly united to the Lord, the Head of the Mystical Body.

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