Pope Cornelius
Pope Saint (251 to 253)
- Fame59.5
- Momentum0.0
- Religious Figures rank#229
- Fame59.5
- Momentum0.0
- Religious Figures rank#229
- Wikipedia6.1K
ItalyA third-century bishop of Rome who held the church together when thousands broke under torture and wanted back in. His answer — mercy with penance — split Christians into factions and got him exiled to his death.
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Cornelius became bishop of Rome on March 6 or 13, 251, inheriting a church fractured by state terror. The question wasn't theological abstraction: members had burned incense to Roman gods to save their lives, and now wanted forgiveness. Cornelius sided with Cyprian of Carthage — let them return after reinitiation and penance. The Novatianists refused, insisting apostasy was permanent, and declared their own bishop. Cornelius convened a synod, won his election confirmed, and excommunicated Novatian, but the schism spread as both camps scrambled for support. In 251 Emperor Trebonianus Gallus res…
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