Sts. Cornelius, Caelestius, and other martyrs of the East are entirely unknown beyond brief entries in the Martyrology of St. Jerome and the Rhinow manuscript.
ON SS. CORNELIUS AND CAELESTIUS, AND OTHER MARTYRS IN THE EAST
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Cornelius, Martyr in the East (St.)
Caelestius, Martyr in the East (St.)
Other Martyrs in the East
[1] These are entirely unknown to us; they are recorded in two very ancient Martyrologies: one is that of St. Jerome, and it reads thus: "And in the East: Cornelius, Caelestius, and others." The other is the Rhinow Martyrology: "In the East: Cornelius, Calestus."
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