Religious Life

A famous tale from the life of Conon tells that he made a pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...

 to Jerusalem, and whilst their he received a vision. In this vision, Conon witnessed, a priest he knew being suffocated by a snake. Having returning from the Holy Land

Holy Land

The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...

, he went directly to this priest and told him what he had seen. The priest at once confessed to Conon that he was taking church funds and keeping it for himself. Conon then persuaded his fellow priest to change his ways.
Another tale tells of how Conon healed a sicilian boy of his apoplexy

Apoplexy

Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...

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Legacy and Veneration

In 1571, Naso was in the midst of a dire famine. The people of the city prayed for the intercession of Conon, their patron

Patrón

Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...

. Conon then appeared to a ship captain, who brought grain to Naso, and thus the people of Naso, survived the famine.