Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Third Century pope and bishop, respectively, who dealt with the Novatian heresy, which held that apostates could not be readmitted to the Church, even after repenting; under Roman persecution, Cornelius was martyred in 253, and Cyprian in 258.
Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Third Century pope and bishop, respectively, who dealt with the Novatian heresy, which held that apostates could not be readmitted to the Church, even after repenting; under Roman persecution, Cornelius was martyred in 253, and Cyprian in 258.