StCornelius.BaptismOf.FrancescoTrevisani.1709.394

Published at 380 × 600 in Morning Prayer 2.7.13: Cornelius the Centurion, 1st Gentile Convert

Francesco Trevisani, 1709: The Baptism of St. Cornelius by St. Peter. This soldier’s conversion to faith in Christ was a momentous event in the life of the Church, representing God’s extension of salvation from Jews to Gentiles – a second Pentecost, which led the Council of Jerusalem to welcome non-Jews to the household of faith.

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