Saint Cornelius, Pope, d. 253
The 21 Pope, named after a year-and-a-half period without Pope... and he had an anti-pope

    Bishop. Twenty-first pope, elected after a year-and-a-half period during which the persecutions were so bad that papal ascension was a quick death sentence. During the interval, the Church was governed by a college of priests.

    Worked to maintain unity in a time of schism and apostasy.
    Fought Novatianism and called a synod of bishops to confirm him as rightful pontiff, as opposed to the anti-pope Novatian. Had the support of Saint Cyprian and Saint Dionysius. the documents that settled this matter prove the final authority of the Pope.
    He welcomed back those who had apostacized during the persecutions of Decius; 
    Exiled by Roman authorities to punish Christians in general, who were said to have provoked the gods to send plague against Rome.
    Martyr.

Died martyred in 253; buried at the cemetery of Saint Callistus at Rome

Additional Information

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc32.htm
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1140

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