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Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος, romanized: Kornélios; Latin: Cornelius) was a Roman centurion who is considered by some Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles (see Ethiopian eunuch for the competing tradition). The baptism of Cornelius is an important event in the history of the early Christian church. He may have belonged to the gens Cornelia, a prominent Roman family. (Full article...)
!["Peter Baptizing the Centurion Cornelius", by Francesco Trevisani, 1709](../../../I/Baptism_of_cornelius.jpg.webp)
Attributes: Roman military garb
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See also: Saint Maria Katharina Kasper
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