What miracles did Saint Cecilia perform to become a saint?

Answer 1

At the time Saint Cecilia was martyred, no miracles were required for a person to be declared a saint. Cecilia was declared a saint by the local Christians with the approval of the bishop based on her life of heroic virtue and martyrdom.

We have no record of any miracles worked by Our Lord through the intercession of St. Cecilia. However, when her body was exhumed in the 16th century, it was incorrupt and looked as fresh as on the day she died 1400 years earlier.

Answer 2

Saint Cecilia is a patron saint of music and musicians. She is revered for her faith and martyrdom rather than miracles attributed to her during her life. She is said to have converted her husband to Christianity and continued to spread the faith in the face of persecution, ultimately being martyred for her beliefs.

Answer 3

Miracles were not required for declaring a person a saint in the early

years of Chrisitianity. Cecilia would have been declared a saint by

popular acclamation to a bishop based on the lives and merits of the

candidate. This was especially true if the person died the death of a

martyr as it was felt that making this ultimate sacrifice for Our Lord

would be an automatic designation of that person as a saint.

Even today, miracles are not always a requirement for canonization,

especially in the case of martyrs.

Answer 4

There are no miracles recorded for St. Cecilia. She was proclaimed a saint long before the official canonization process was instituted. However, in 1599 her tomb was opened at it was discovered that her body was incorrupt. It had not decayed at all in about 1400 years.

Answer 5

Cecilia was not canonized as the process was not fully instituted until well over 1000 years after her death. Therefore, there were no miracles. She was declared a saint by the early Christian community with the concurrence of the local bishop.

Answer 6

Cecilia is one of the most famous of the early Roman martyrs. It is perhaps possible that she was a real person, but the familiar stories about her are considered to be pious romances apparently not founded on authentic history. The traditional legend about Saint Cecilia's death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days.

Answer 7

Miracles were not required for declaring a person a saint in the early years of Christianity. The person would have been declared a saint by popular acclamation to a bishop based on the lives and merits of the candidate. This was especially true if the person died the death of a martyr as it was felt that making this ultimate sacrifice for Our Lord would be an automatic designation of that person as a saint. Even today, miracles are not always a requirement for canonization, especially in the case of martyrs