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Very little is known about Cornelius before his papacy. He was born circa 180 AD in Rome, Italy to Italian parents. As they called him Cornelius from birth, he was one of the first popes to use his given name during his papacy. He likely held other positions within the Church as other popes did.

Emperor Gallus was the successor to Emperor Decius and took control following the man’s death in the early 250s. He quickly set about following the policies established by the former emperor and exiled Cornelius sometime around 252 to 253. The pope spent his final days in Centumcellae outside of Rome. It was here that he wrote his final letters, which historians think proves that he came from a poor family as he wrote in Latin rather than the other popular languages of the time. One of those letters discussed exorcisms, which led to the Church changing canon law and requiring organizations to have exorcists.

Though some modern sources claim that he was beheaded, reports from the era claim that he died due to the hardships of living in exile and his advanced age. His relics were sent to various areas with many going to churches in Germany. Recognized as a patron saint, Cornelius is the saint of lovers.

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𝘖 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴: 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.