Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, dealt with the Novatian heresy in the Third Century, which held that apostates could not re-enter the Church, even after repenting; both were arrested in persecutions, and both were martyred
Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, dealt with the Novatian heresy in the Third Century, which held that apostates could not re-enter the Church, even after repenting; both were arrested in persecutions, and both were martyred