Category:Pope Saint Cornelius

Pope Saint Cornelius was pope from his election on the 6th or 13th of March, 251 A.D. to his martyrdom in June in 253 A.D.

Papacy began: March 6 or March 13, 251 Papacy ended: June 253 Predecessor: Fabian Successor: Lucius I Feast Day: September 16 Saint Cornelius’s saintly name means battle horn, from the Latin root of his name. Represented in icons by :a pope holding either a cow’s or battle horn - a pope with a cow nearby. Patron Saint: For those suffering from earache, epilepsy, fever, twitching - of cattle - domestic animals - earache sufferers - epileptics - the town of Kornelimünster, Germany where his head is located.