A portrait of St. Cornelius
St. Cornelius
d. 253
Feast
September 16 · III c.
Patron of
Popes · Earache sufferers · Cattle, traditional
Order
Pope / Martyr or Confessor
Pope from 251 to 253 during the Decian persecution; with St. Cyprian of Carthage, opposed the rigorist Novatian schism over the readmission of those who had lapsed under persecution. Died in exile at Civitavecchia. Feast (with Cyprian) September 16.
Life & Times
Died: 253 · From: Italy.
Patronage
St. Cornelius is invoked as the patron of popes, earache sufferers, cattle, traditional. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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