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Cornelius in the New Testament, centurion of an Italian cohort stationed at Caesarea, one of the first Gentile converts and traditionally first bishop of Caesarea.

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Cornelius gentile centurion admitted to the Church by Peter (Acts 10), thus marking a turning point in the progress of the Gospel from Jerusalem to Rome.

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Cornelius (d. 253), Bp. of Rome from 251. Elected after the Papacy had been vacant for 14 months, he was faced with opposition from the Novatianist schismatics, who objected to his relatively lenient policy towards those who had lapsed during the persecutions. He died in exile, traditionally a martyr. Feast day, 16 Sept.

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