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	Cornelius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pope Cornelius was Pope from 251 to 253.
		The Roman centurion Cornelius is considered by Christians to be the first Gentile convert to the faith, as related in the Acts of the Apostles.
		Cornelius is the name of the rooster mascot for the Corn flakes Breakfast cereal marketed by the Kellogg Company.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cornelius (220 words)

	Cornelius, Pope (Catholic Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki
		Pope Fabian had made seven regions; it appears that each had one deacon, one subdeacon and six acolytes.
		Merrati has shown that in the true text the letters of Cornelius are in the colloquial "vulgar-Latin" of the day, and not in the more classical style affected by the ex-orator Cyprian and the learned philosopher Novatian.
		Cornelius was not buried in the chapel of the popes, but in an adjoining catacomb, perhaps that of a branch of the noble Cornelii.
	bible.tmtm.com /wiki/Cornelius,_Pope_%28Catholic_Encyclopedia%29 (662 words)

	Pope Cornelius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cornelius was elected pope on either March 6 or March 13, 251 during the lull in the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius.
		His election was opposed by Novatian, who maintained the view that not even the bishops could grant remission for grave sins like murder, adultery, and apostasy, but that these could only be remitted at the Last Judgement; Cornelius on the contrary believed that bishops could grant remission for these grave sins.
		In Cyprian's writings supporting Cornelius, it appears that the Roman church of the time had 155 clergy and supported through its efforts some 1500 widows and poor (Brown 1987 p 270).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Cornelius (251 words)

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		Cornelius was believed to have been a distinguished member of a Roman family.
		Rome had been in a period of turmoil after the death of Pope Fabian in 250 because of the Decian persecution and the Church had been ruled by an academy of priests.
		An historically interesting letter is that of Cornelius to Fabius of Antioch, in which he outlines the organization of the Church in the mid 3rd century.
	www.christdesert.org /public_graphics/martyrology/names/c/cornelius_pope.txt (308 words)

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		Cornelius in his letter to Fabius of Antioch relates that Novatian was possessed by Satan for a season, apparently while a catechumen; for the exorcists attended him, and he fell into a sickness from which instant death was expected; he was, therefore, given baptism by affusion as he lay on his bed.
		Pope St. Fabian was martyred on 20 January, and it was impossible to elect a successor.
		At the beginning of 251 the persecution relaxed, and St. Cornelius was elected pope in March, "when the chair of Fabian, that is the place of Peter, was vacant", with the consent of nearly all the clergy, of the people, and of the bishops present (Cyprian Ep.
	www.ewtn.com /library/HOMELIBR/11138A.TXT (3228 words)

	Pope Cornelius
		But the adhesion of St. Cyprian secured to Cornelius the hundred bishops of Africa, and the influence of St. Dionysius the Great, Bishop of Alexandria, brought the East within a few months to a right decision.
		Cornelius sanctioned the milder measures proposed by St. Cyprian and accepted by his Carthaginian council of 251 for the restoration to communion, after varying forms of penance, of those who had fallen during the Decian persecution (see).
		The feast of St. Cyprian was in fact kept at Rome at the tomb of Cornelius, for the fourth century "Depositio Martirum" has "XVIII kl octob Cypriani Africæ Romæ celebratur in Callisti".
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/cornelius,pope.html (766 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pope Cornelius
		The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St....
		Saints Saint Fabian (died 250; feast day: January 20), pope and martyr, was chosen pope, or bishop of Rome, in January 236 in succession to Pope Anterus.
		Twenty-first pope, elected after a year-and-a-half period during which the persecutions were so bad that papal ascension was a quick death sentence.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pope-Cornelius (1195 words)

	The Christian Catacombs of Rome - Finding out more
		Cyprian of Carthage and Dionysius of Alexandria intervened in favour of Cornelius.
		His contemporary pope Cornelius, however, described him as someone lacking personal charm, who had himself consecrated bishop in opposition to the will of the people and clergy, but perhaps this was just gossip.
		Stephen was buried in the Crypt of the Popes in the catacombs of Callixtus.
	www.catacombe.roma.it /en/ricerche/ricerca4.html (2970 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : September 16, 2003 : Cornelius and Cyprian
		Cornelius, a Roman, was the twenty-first Pope during the reign of the Emperor Gallus and Volusian.
		Pope Cornelius (251-253) was the successor to Pope Fabian.
		At the time of Pope Cornelius there were at Rome forty-six priests, seven deacons, seven subdeacons, forty-two acolytes, fifty-two clerics and more than five hundred widows who were supported by the Church (according to Cornelius' letter to Bishop Fabian of Antioch).
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2003-09-16 (774 words)

	The Catacombs of Saint Callixtus - The Crypts of Lucina
		The pope's body was buried in the hypogeum b, in a spacious rectangular grave or niche.
		On the upper part of the wall are the images of Pope St. Cornelius and of St. Ciprian, bishop of Carthage (a martyr in the Valerian persecution 258).
		Above the tomb of Pope Cornelius there is a portion of the stone on which pope Damasus' poem was inscribed, to record the construction of a staircase down to the crypt and of the opening of a light-shaft.
	www.catacombe.roma.it /en/lucina.html (606 words)

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		For the early popes the main written source is the "Liber Pontificalis." This account of the lives of the popes was begun probably early in the sixth century while the Ostrogoths ruled Italy.
		Pope Sylvester sent two legates to represent him Vitus and Vincentius, and it seems that it was the Pope who suggested the term consubstantial to describe the relation of Christ's nature to the Father.
		The pallium is a vestment of white wool which a pope wears as a symbol of the fullness of his apostolic power and an archbishop wears as a symbol of his participation in that power.
	www.ewtn.com /library/CHRIST/POPES.TXT (22289 words)

	St. Cornelius - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
		Cyprian, primate of Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the relapsed could be reconciled only by the decision of the bishop (against the very indulgent practice of Novatus).
		Cornelius had the support of most of the Church (especially of Cyprian of Africa) in condemning Novatianism, though the sect persisted for several centuries.
		Cornelius died as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia (near Rome).
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay?id=1140 (559 words)

	The lesson of Pope Cornelius \| The-Tidings.com
		The names of several Apostles, popes, and other male saints of the early church appear in brackets in the First Eucharistic Prayer, which means that their names are almost never mentioned at Mass, even when the presider uses that prayer.
		Pope Cornelius reigned at a time of controversy and internal conflict in the church, which has proved to be all too common throughout its history and into our own time.
		Cornelius sent copies of the synodal decisions to various bishops, including the rigorist, pro-Novatian bishop of Antioch in order to persuade him to end his support for Novatian and to accept the pastorally moderate approach adopted by the majority of churches.
	www.the-tidings.com /2004/0910/essays.htm (875 words)

	St. Pachomius Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The pope favored restoring those who repented of their lapse to communion, while his adversary and anti-pope Novatian believed the lapsed should be excommunicated for ever.
		Cyprian of Carthage agreed with the pope, and their correspondence about the matter survives.
		Cornelius died in prison, and his relics were translated to Rome.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/XcornelyRom.html (112 words)

	ST. CORNELIUS
		As long as such an emperor was in full career, it was impossible for the Christians to elect a new pope.
		Cornelius, their choice, was a Roman, a man of strong mind and strong character.
		The Pope had to face the double challenge of laxism which too easily passed over the grievous offense and rigorism which repulsed the poor people.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp21.htm (440 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Novatian and Novatianism
		Cornelius in his letter to Fabius of Antioch relates that Novatian was possessed by Satan for a season, aparently while a catechumen; for the exorcists attended him, and he fell into a sickness from which instant death was expected; he was, therefore, given baptism by affusion as he lay on his bed.
		Cyprian's correspondence we know of the careful investigation made by the Council of Carthage, with the result that Cornelius was supported by the whole African episcopate.
		Meanwhile, before the end of 251, Cornelius had assembled a council of sixty bishops (probably all from Italy or the neighbouring islands), in which Novatian was excommunicated.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11138a.htm (3237 words)

	Third century history of the Church of Christ
		Cornelius states that Novatus was possessed by Satan for a season, apparently while a catechumen.
		He was accused by Cornelius of cowardice during the persecution of Decius.
		A council of sixty bishops was assembled under Pope Cornelius before the end of 251 in which Novatus was excommunicated.
	biblia.com /history/third.htm (1146 words)

	September 15, 2000 DAILY LITURGY: (sep15lit.htm)
		In 1727 Pope Benedict XIII declared it as the feast of the Seven Dolors of Mary to be celebrated on the Friday prior to Palm Sunday, though the Servites had been celebrating it on the Sunday after the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross in September since 1668.
		In 253 Valerian exiled Cornelius to Civitavecchia, which was then the port of Rome, and where he died for his faith in June of the same year.
		Cyprian had been placed in charge of about 150 other bishops as the Metropolitan of Northern Africa by Cornelius and joined with the Pope in his stance that baptism performed by heretics was invalid.
	www.dailycatholic.org /issue/2000Sep/sep15lit.htm (580 words)

	Condemnation of Jansen's teachings. (from Cornelius Otto Jansen) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In a bull of 1642, Pope Urban VIII forbade the reading of the Augustinus, which had been published without the authorization of the Holy See and was based on the doctrine of Baïus, already condemned.
		Five propositions in the Augustinus were condemned by Pope Innocent X in 1653, and by his successor, Alexander VII.
		Although condemned by Pope Urban VIII in 1642, it was of critical importance in the Jansenist movement.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-3663 (631 words)

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		A holy priest of Rome, Cornelius, was elected in 251.
		Bishop Cyprian greatly encouraged Pope Cornelius by reminding him that during the present persecution in Rome not a single Christian had given up the faith.
		Pope St. Cornelius died in exile at the port of Rome in September, 253.
	www.tntt.org /vni/tlieu/saints/St0916.htm (319 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Pope Saint Cornelius
		He welcomed back those who had apostacized during the persecutions of Decius; the documents that settled this matter prove the final authority of the Pope.
		A document from Cornelius shows the size of the Church in Rome in his papacy: 46 priests, 7 deacons, 7 subdeacons, approximately 50,000 Christians.
		pope holding a battle horn or cow's horn; pope with a cow nearby
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintc32.htm (170 words)

	Pope Cornelius - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Pope Cornelius - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Cornelius was elected pope on either March 6 or March 13, 251 during the lull in the persecution of the emperor Decius.
		Pope Cornelius, Source, Ancient Roman Christianity, Popes and Saints.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pope_Cornelius (245 words)

	List of popes - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The term "Pope" (Latin: papa "father'") is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders.
		The pope's temporal title since 1929 is Sovereign in the State of the Vatican City (Holy See).
		Pope Stephen II, who died before being consecrated, is listed above and in the Catholic Encyclopedia, but is not on the Vatican's offical list of popes.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Popes (651 words)

	The Papacy - A Historical Perspective
		At the time of Pope Cornelius the Church of Rome had 154 officers: 4 priest, 7 deacons, 7 junior deacons, 42 acolytes, 52 exorcists, readers and host givers.
		A Pope of ascetic nature, he prohibited cohabitation between men and women not related by blood and decreed that clergies could not live with deaconesses even if given lodging for reason of charity.
		It seems that he was elected in Civitavecchia were he had followed Cornelius in exile.
	www.mgr.org /251-258.html (412 words)

	KOLBE'S GREATEST BOOKS: Pope St. Cornelius
		A few weeks later the Roman priest Novatian made himself anti-pope, and the whole Christian world was convulsed by the schism at Rome.
		Cornelius sanctioned the milder measures proposed by St. Cyprian and accepted by his Carthaginian council of 251 for the restoration to communion, after varying forms of penance, of those who had fallen during the Decian persecution (see CYPRIAN).
		His feast is kept with that of St. Cyprian on 14 September, possibly the day of his translation from Centumcellæ to the catacombs.
	www.greatestbooks.org /studentlibrary/churchpopes/cornelius.htm (764 words)

	Novatian on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He gained followers throughout the empire because of his espousal of the idea that those fallen from grace by compromising their Christianity during the Decian persecution (250) were barred from the church forever.
		At the instigation of St. Cyprian of Carthage, who was himself quite strict on readmission to the church, virtually the whole church recognized Cornelius and repudiated Novatian and his followers, who maintained their own hierarchy for two or three centuries.
		Pope Cornelius, a reconciler, had a hard road.(Opinion)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Novatian.asp (419 words)

	EUSEBIUS: Ecclesiastical History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A decree was confirmed by all, that Novatus and those who joined with him, and those who adopted his brother-hating and inhuman opinion, should be considered by the church as strangers; but that they should heal such of the brethren as had fallen into misfortune, and should minister to them with the medicines of repentance.
		Also other epistles, written in the Latin language, of Cyprian and those with him in Africa, which show that they agreed as to the necessity of succoring those who had been tempted, and of cutting off from the Catholic Church the leader of the heresy and all that joined with him.
		4 Another epistle of Cornelius, concerning the resolutions of the synod, is attached to these; and yet others, on the conduct of Novatus, from which it is proper for us to make selections, that any one who [paragraph 5] sees this work may know about him.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/HE6_43.html (1318 words)

	Antipope Novatianus
		When Pope Cornelius (251-253), who supported the laxity, was elected pope, the opposing bishops elected Novatianus as pope.
		Cornelius immediately called a synod, where he excommunicated Novatianus and his supporters.
		236-250: Pope Fabian 249-251: Roman Emperor, Trajan Decius 251-253: Pope Cornelius 251-253: Roman Emperor, Gallus 251-253: Roman Emperor, Volusianus
	www.archelaos.com /popes/details.aspx?id=23 (205 words)

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