Cornelius of Armagh
Saint Cornelius | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Armagh | |
| Born | Ireland |
| Died | 1175 Chambéry, Savoy, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 4 June |
Cornelius also known as Conchobar mac Meic Con Caille (Anglicised spelling - Conor/Connor) (Modern Irish: Conor Mac Conchailleach) was Archbishop of Armagh. An Irishman by birth, he entered the Augustinians at Armagh in 1140, before being made abbot in 1151. Later in 1174, Cornelius was consecrated bishop. Cornelius died on his return from a pilgrimage from Rome in Chambéry, Savoy, France,[1] in 1175.[2]
In 1854 Rev. Joseph Dixon, Archbishop of Armagh, returning from a trip to Rome, stopped by the shrine in Chambéry and obtained some relics of St. Cornelius/Concord. He gave a portion of the rib bone to the Presentation Convent in Drogheda and a portion of the thigh bone to the Sacred Heart Convent in Armagh.[3]
References[]
- ^ Coleman, Ambrose. "Armagh." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 26 May 2013
- ^ ""Former Archbishops of Armagh", Archdiocese of Armagh". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "The Most Reverend Joseph Dixon", Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland, County Tyrone Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Medieval Irish saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- 1176 deaths
- 12th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland
- Augustinian canons
- Medieval Gaels from Ireland
- Irish expatriates in France
- Archbishops of Armagh