Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was a refuge for me back in the day. The nuns sang Gregorian chant for the Mass each day (still do) and it was a foretaste of heaven, locus refrigerii lucis et pacis. Here is a photo of the inside:
And here is the statue of St Cecilia by Stefano Maderno. He depicted her incorrupt body as he saw it when the tomb was opened in 1599. Notice the cut on the neck, and the hands showing one finger and three fingers as a profession of faith in the Holy Trinity. Just too beautiful for words.
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Great images, Fr. Tim. One of my favourite churches in Rome - an oasis of peace and tranquillity. I look forward to returning to Rome again in August. Enjoy your few days away... If you happen to be in Trastevere, one of the best places I have ever eaten in is Ristorante La Scala - top class and very reasonably priced too... Well worth checking out!
Is not the statue in the catacombs as well? I love Trastevere and that church. Now, the area is one of the most expensive to buy into in the world. Ah, Rome. I would live there tomorrow, if I could. Thank you for the beauty and relighting my own memories of the place.
Thank you for posting about this wonderful church.
Not wishing to correct you Father, but I was always told that the two fingers and one finger was a profession of Cecilia's Christological belief in the two natures, human and divine, in one Divine person of Christ.
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