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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Cornelius By Clemens Winkhold 1889 Church of Saint Barbara Breunig Germany Photographed On 6 November 2010 By Reinhardhauke
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Pope Saint Cornelius By Clemens Winkhold 1889 Church of Saint Barbara Breunig Germany Photographed On 6 November 2010 By Reinhardhauke

Pope Saint Cornelius

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 16

Biography

Pope Saint Cornelius was the Bishop of Rome and the twenty-first Pope of the Catholic Church. He was elected as Pope during a time of intense persecution, where papal ascension often meant a quick death sentence. Despite the dangerous circumstances, Cornelius reluctantly took on the role of Pope and worked tirelessly to maintain unity among the faithful during a time of schism and apostasy....