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S. Cecilia in Trastevere
Traditional date: 230 ca.
Earliest record: 499
Current renovation: 1599-1600
• The church is dedicated to St. Cecilia who was martyred after refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods
• The current church is located on the site of St. Cecilia's original house where she was killed
• Pope Urban I (222-230) made the house into a house church. The current church renovation is from Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati in 1599-1600
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