Cornelius
Birth name	Cornelius
Papacy began	March 6 or March 13, 251
Papacy ended	June 253
Predecessor	Saint Fabian
Successor	Saint Lucius I
Born	??? ???
Died	June 253 Civita Vecchia, Italy
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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. With the help of St Cyprian, his party prevailed and he was elected Pope. Novatian fled Rome, but his followers organized into a sect considered heretical by the rest of Christianity. (Novatianists) Vatican coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Events July 1 – In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... For the book see 253 (book). ... 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. ... Lucius I was pope for eight months (253-254). ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... For the book see 253 (book). ... Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio, a sea port on the Tyrrhenian sea WNW of Rome, 42°06N 11°47E. According to the 2003 census, its population was 50,100. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Events July 1 – In the Battle of Abrittus, the Goths defeat the Romans; emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed. ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius (201- July 1, 251), Roman emperor (249 - 251), was born at Budalia near Sirmium in lower Pannonia. ... Novatian (2XX - 258) was a scholar and antipope who held the title between 251 and 258. ... Man and woman undergoing public exposure for adultery in Japan, around 1860 Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ... Apostasy (αποστασις, in classical Greek a defection or revolt from a military commander, from απο, apo, away, apart, στασις, stasis, standing) is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of ones religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. ... Image:Michelangelo - Fresco of the Last Judgment. ... Saint Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) (died September 14, 258) bishop of Carthage and an important early Christian writer, was born probably at the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received an excellent pagan education; having converted to Christianity, he became a Bishop (249... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion that recognizes Jesus Christ as its central figure, Lord and Messiah. ... The Novatianists following Novatius, or Novatian, held a strict view that refused readmission to communion of those baptized Christians who had denied their faith or performed the formalities of a ritual sacrifice to the pagan gods, under the pressures of the persecution sanctioned by Emperor Decius, in 250 A.D...

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).

After ruling for two years, under the emperor Trebonianus Gallus, he was exiled to Centuricellae (Civita Vecchia), where he died. He is commemorated with Cyprian on September 16, which is not, however the anniversary of his death. He died in June 253. Trebonianus Gallus on a coin celebrating Aeternitas. ... Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio, a sea port on the Tyrrhenian sea WNW of Rome, 42°06N 11°47E. According to the 2003 census, its population was 50,100. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... For the book see 253 (book). ...

External Links

• Letters of Pope Cornelius I
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04375c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Link

Source

• Brown, Peter 1987 in A History of Private Life: 1. From Pagan Rome to Byzantium, Paul Veyne, editor.