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Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος, romanized: Kornḗlios; Latin: Cornelius; fl. 1st century AD) 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 ...
Cornelius (Planet of the Apes), from the Planet of the Apes film series; Cornelius, an old elephant counsellor from the Babar the Elephant children's books and animated TV series; Prince Cornelius, faery prince from the 1994 film Thumbelina; Cornelius, an alias used by The Narrator in Fight Club; Cornelius Coot, in the Scrooge McDuck universe
Cornelius is a suburban town located along Lake Norman in northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a major suburb of Charlotte and part of its metropolitan area . The population was 31,412 at the 2020 census .
Cornelius (name), Roman family name and a masculine given name; Cornelius the Centurion, Roman centurion considered by Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the Christian faith; Pope Cornelius, pope from AD 251 to 253; St. Cornelius (disambiguation), multiple saints; Cornelius (musician), stage name of Keigo Oyamada
Pope Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος) was the bishop of Rome from 6th or 13 March 251 until his martyrdom in June 253. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had practiced pagan sacrifices to protect themselves could be readmitted to the church.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (/ ə ˈ ɡ r ɪ p ə /; German:; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, knight, theologian, and occult writer.
Robert Cornelius (/ k ɔːr ˈ n iː l i ə s /; March 1, 1809 [1] – August 10, 1893) was an American photographer and pioneer in the history of photography.His daguerreotype self-portrait taken in 1839 is generally accepted as the first known photographic portrait of a person taken in the United States, and a significant achievement for self-portraiture.