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    Cornelius was a Roman centurion who converted to Christianity, becoming the first known Gentile believer. According to Acts, he received a vision instructing him to find Simon Peter. When they met, Peter shared the gospel and the Holy Spirit fell upon Cornelius and others present, demonstrating Gentiles could become Christians. Cornelius's conversion opened the Christian faith to non-Jews and had great significance in the early Church. He is honored as a saint in the liturgical calendars of some Christian traditions.

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    Cornelius the Centurion

    Cornelius (Greek: ) was a Roman centurion 2.


    who is considered by Christians to be the rst Gentile to
    convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles and,
    perhaps the Gospel according to John. 2 Signicance

    1 Biblical account

    Cornelius was a centurion in the Cohors II Italica


    Civium Romanorum, mentioned as Cohors Italica in the
    Vulgate.[2] He was stationed in Caesarea, the capital of
    Roman Iudaea province.[3] He is depicted in the New Tes-
    tament as a God-fearing man who always prayed and was
    full of good works and deeds of alms. Cornelius receives
    a vision in which an angel of God tells him that his prayers
    have been heard, he understands that hes chosen for a
    higher alternative. The angel then instructs Cornelius to
    send the men of his household to Joppa, where they will
    nd Simon Peter, who is residing with a tanner by the
    name of Simon.{Acts 10:5} In this painting by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout an angel appears
    to the Roman centurion Cornelius. The angel tells him to seek out
    The conversion of Cornelius comes after a separate vision
    St. Peter.[6] The Walters Art Museum.
    given to Simon Peter (acts 10:1016) himself. In the vi-
    sion, Simon Peter sees all manner of beasts and fowl being Cornelius was the rst Gentile converted to
    lowered from Heaven in a sheet. A voice commands Si- Christianity.[7] Florentine Bechtel summarizes the
    mon Peter to eat. When he objects to eating those animals importance of Cornelius baptism:
    that are unclean according to Mosaic Law, the voice tells
    him not to call unclean that which God has cleansed.[4]
    The baptism of Cornelius is an important
    When Cornelius men arrive, Simon Peter understands event in the history of the Early Church. The
    that through this vision the Lord commanded the Apos- gates of the Church, within which thus far
    tle to preach the Word of God to the Gentiles. Peter only those who were circumcised and observed
    accompanies Cornelius men back to Caesarea.[4] When the Law of Moses had been admitted, were
    Cornelius meets Simon Peter, he falls at Peters feet. Si- now thrown open to the uncircumcised Gen-
    mon Peter raises the centurion and the two men share tiles without the obligation of submitting to the
    their visions. Simon Peter tells of Jesus ministry and the Jewish ceremonial laws.[3]
    Resurrection; the Holy Spirit descends on everyone at the
    gathering. The Jews among the group (presumably they
    Certain traditions hold Cornelius as becoming either the
    were all Jews if Cornelius was the rst gentile convert, see
    rst bishop of Caesarea or the bishop of Scepsis in
    Jewish Christians) are amazed that Cornelius and other
    Mysia.[3][5]
    uncircumcised should begin speaking in tongues, praising
    God. Thereupon Simon Peter commands that Cornelius
    and his followers be baptized.[5] The controversial aspect
    of Gentile conversion is taken up later at the Council of 3 Commemoration
    Jerusalem (acts 15), but has its roots in the concept of
    "proselytes" in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of His feast day on the General Roman Calendar is 2 Febru-
    the Hebrew Bible) and Jewish Noahide Law. ary. He is commemorated in the Orthodox tradition on
    [4]
    Peter later chose not to eat with Gentiles in Antioch after 13 September.
    some Jews criticized him. The apostle Paul publicly con- Cornelius is honored with a commemoration in the
    fronted Peter for being hypocritical as related in Galatians liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in the United

    1
    2 7 EXTERNAL LINKS

    States of America on February 7.[8] When Governors Is- [4] Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion, Orthodox Church
    land, New York, was a military installation the Episcopal in America
    Church maintained a stone chapel there dedicated to him.
    [5] The Departure of St. Cornelius the Centurion, Coptic
    The Greek-French philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis is Orthodox Church Network
    named after him.[9]
    [6] Vision of Cornelius the Centurion. The Walters Art
    Museum.

    4 Gallery [7] Kiefer, James E., Cornelius the Centurion, Biographical


    sketches of memorable Christians of the past, Society of
    Archbishop Justus
    Images of St. Cornelius Chapel, Governors Island, New York
    [8] Cornelius the Centurion, the Episcopal Church

    [9] Franois Dosse. Castoriadis. Une vie. Paris: La Dcou-


    verte, 2014, p. 13.

    7 External links
    Chapel exterior
    Saint Cornelius the Centurion at the Christian
    Iconography web site

    The Story of the Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centu-


    rion at Governors Island, New York Harbor, Writ-
    ten for the Day of the Consecration, October 19,
    A.D. 1906. by Morgan Dix

    Three military saints in the


    reredos (Cornelius on the right)

    Stained glass window based on


    Acts 10

    5 See also
    Biblical law in Christianity

    6 Notes and references


    [1] Jones, Terry. Cornelius the Centurion. Patron Saints
    Index. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

    [2] Bromiley, Georey W., International Standard Bible En-


    cyclopedia, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1979, p. 297

    [3] Bechtel, Florentine. Cornelius. The Catholic Encyclo-


    pedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company,
    1908. 24 Apr. 2013
    3

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