RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Cornelius

200 - 253

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Pope Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος) was the bishop of Rome from the 6th, or the 13th of March, 251 A.D., until his martyrdom in June, 253 A.D. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had practiced pagan sacrifices to protect themselves could be readmitted to the church. He agreed with Cyprian of Carthage that those who had lapsed could be restored to communion after varying forms of Reinitiation and Penance. This position was in contrast to the Novatianists, who held that those who failed to maintain their confession of faith under persecution would not be received again into communion with the church. This resulted in a short-lived schism in the Church of Rome that spread as each side sought to gather support. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Cornelius is the 273rd most popular religious figure (up from 285th in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Italy (up from 316th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Cornelius is most famous for being the first pope to be chosen from outside of Rome.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Cornelius ranks 273 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Celestine IV, Mani, Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, and Pope Eugene I. After him are Pope Gregory V, Pope Sergius IV, Tomás de Torquemada, Pope Honorius I, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Pachomius the Great.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Pope Cornelius ranks 2. Before him is Marcus Claudius Tacitus. After him are Valerian, Pope Lucius I, Pope Pontian, Saint Cecilia, Cyprian, Pope Stephen I, Pope Dionysius, Pope Fabian, Claudius Aelianus, and Athenaeus. Among people deceased in 253, Pope Cornelius ranks 2. Before him is Aemilianus. After him are Volusianus, and Trebonianus Gallus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Cornelius ranks 286 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Luchino Visconti (1906), Vitus (290), Pietro Perugino (1446), Cosimo de' Medici (1389), and Pope Eugene I (600). After him are Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Sergio Leone (1929), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519), Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), and Pope Sergius IV (970).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Cornelius ranks 128. Before him are Pope Leo IV (790), Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Vitus (290), and Pope Eugene I (600). After him are Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Sixtus III (390), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Sergius III (860), and Pope Lucius I (200).

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