Venerable Cornelia Connelly Dec 262008 Profile Founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Born 15 January 1809 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died 18 April 1879 at Saint Leonard’s-on-Sea, East Sussex, England of natural causes Venerated 13 June 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree on heroic virtues) Beatified if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Cornelia, contact Società del Santo Bambino Gesù Via della Maglianella 379 00166 Roma, ITALY - or - Society of the Holy Child Jesus 10 Holland Villas Road London W14 8BP, ENGLAND