The mayde hath broght thise men to blisse above;
The world hath wist what it is worth, certeyn,
Devocioun of chastitee to love.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Second Nun’s Tale. Quoting Saint Ambrose about Saint Cecilia, the Second Nun says that this virgin girl has brought Valerian and Tiburtius to the bliss of the Christian faith and God. In Cecilia the world has learned what it is worth to love a devotion to chastity.