RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cornelius the Centurion

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Cornelius (fl. 1st century A.D.) (Greek: Κορνήλιος, romanized: Kornḗlios; Latin: Cornelius) was a Roman centurion who is considered by some Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles (see Ethiopian eunuch for the competing tradition). The baptism of Cornelius is an important event in the history of the early Christian church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelius the Centurion has received more than 1,166,080 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Cornelius the Centurion is the 745th most popular religious figure (down from 701st in 2019).

Cornelius is most famous for being the first gentile to be converted to Christianity.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cornelius the Centurion ranks 745 out of 3,187. Before him are Fatimah bint Asad, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Ibrahim ibn Adham, Nahor, son of Serug, Willibrord, and Apollinaris of Ravenna. After him are Eusebius of Nicomedia, Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, Raymond of Penyafort, Juliana of Nicomedia, Eugen Sandow, and Josephine Bakhita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Cornelius the Centurion ranks 18. Before him are Pope Hyginus, Justin Martyr, Lydia of Thyatira, Antipas of Pergamum, Ananias of Damascus, and Philemon. After him are Mary the Jewess, Marcus Annius Verus, Philip the Evangelist, Agabus, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, and Claudia Acte. Among people deceased in 100, Cornelius the Centurion ranks 33. Before him are Zebedee, Pontius Pilate's wife, Lydia of Thyatira, Ananias of Damascus, Silas, and Valerius Maximus. After him are Mary the Jewess, Philip the Evangelist, Gaius Julius Civilis, Papias of Hierapolis, Agabus, and Mary of Bethany.

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