Saint Conon the Younger

Also known as

• Cuomo the Younger

Memorial

• 29 May

Profile

Son of Saint Conon the Elder. A pious youth, he was a lector at age 12. Deacon. He and his father were charged with the treason of being Christian; he freely admitted it. Tortured and martyred.

Born

• Iconium, Asia Minor

Died

• slowly roasted over a fire, and then racked to death in 275
• relics translated to Acerra, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Acerra, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Conon the Younger”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 October 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-conon-the-younger/>