Pope Cornelius
Pope and martyr. Praised by St. Cyprian for his humility: he did not come to the episcopate suddenly but advanced through all the offices of the Church. Not to be confused with Cornelius a Lapide.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Praised by Saint Cyprian in letter to Antonianus: did not come to episcopate suddenly but advanced through all offices of the Church; was quiet and modest; suffered compulsion to accept the episcopate
"Saint Cyprian praises Saint Cornelius, Bishop of Rome, in book IV, letter 2 to Antonianus"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Cyprian's portrait of Cornelius applied to Van der Burch
"Is it not with these very words with which he portrays Cornelius that Saint Cyprian also portrays you"