Jan 312010
![[painting of Saint Cornelius]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintc5y.jpg "19kb jpg detail of the painting 'Saint Peter and Cornelius the Centurion', by Cavallino, c.1640, oil on canvas, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome")
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Centurion of the Roman cohort stationed at Caesarea, Palestine in the early 1st century. A Roman pagan, he received the Holy Spirit while listening to the preaching of Saint Peter the Apostle; he sent for Peter who baptized the entire family. He was the first known Gentile convert to Christianity, and the baptism of his whole household points to the first century use of infant baptism. First bishop of Caesarea.
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation
- “Saint Cornelius the Centurion”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cornelius-the-centurion/>