Cornelius

pope Saint (251 to 253)

b. c. 180 · d. Jun 253

21st Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Mar 251–Jun 253

Offices

Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 21 · Mar 251 – Jun 253

Pope Cornelius was the bishop of Rome from the 6th, or the 13th of March, 251 A.D., until his martyrdom in June, 253 A.D.

Related people

Fabian succeeded · traditional
Lucius I preceded · traditional

Events

The Novatianist schism begins 251

Commemorated

Cornelius

Places

Rome ministry
Civitavecchia death

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — HE 6.39
De Viris Illustribus 1 claim — The Novatianist schism begins
Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Cornelius