Saint Jeancharles Cornay
Also known as: Charles Cornay; Giancarlo Cornay; John Charles Cornay; John Cornay; Johannes Karl Cornay
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 20
Born
February 27, 1809
Died
September 1, 20
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Saint Jeancharles Cornay, also known as Charles Cornay, Giancarlo Cornay, John Charles Cornay, John Cornay, or Johannes Karl Cornay, was born on February 27, 1809, in Loudun, a town in the diocese of Poitiers, Vienne, France. He dedicated his life to the priesthood and became a member of the Paris Society of Foreign Missions....