E00344: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Cornelius (bishop and martyr of Rome, ob. c. 307, S00172), tells of his martyrdom, and his burial in a crypt near the cemetery of Callixtus on the via Appia outside Rome, organised by a pious lady Lucina, on 14 September [AD 253].

Liber Pontificalis 22

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Cornelius, natione Romanus, sedit ann. II m. II d. III. Martyrio coronatur
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Tunc Decius iussit os eius cum plumbatis cedi et duci eum ad templum Martis ut adoraret (aut capite truncaretur). Quod et factum est. Qui etiam decollatus est [in locum supradictum]. Cuius corpus noctu collegit beata Lucina et sepelivit in cripta iuxta cimiterium Calisti, via Appia, in predio suo, XVIII kal. octob.


'Cornelius, born in Rome, held the see 2 years 2 months 3 days. He was crowned with martyrdom.
...
[There follows a short description of Cornelius' trial before the emperor Decius] Then Decius ordered that saint Cornelius’ mouth be beaten with lead-weighted lashes, and that he be taken to the temple of Mars to adore there or be beheaded. And so it happened: he was beheaded [in that place]. The blessed Lucina collected his body at night and buried him in a crypt close to the cemetery of Callixtus on the via Appia on her estate, on the 18th day before the Kalends of October [14 September].'


Second edition

Cornelius, natione Romanus, ex patre Castino, sedit ann. II m. II d. III. Martyrio coronatur
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Tunc Decius, iracundia plenus, iussit os beati Corneli cum plumbatis caedi et praecepit duci eum ad templum Martis ut adoraret; quod si non fecerit, dicens capite truncari. Hoc autem factum est. Qui etiam decollatus est in locum supradictum et martyr effectus est. Cuius corpus noctu collegit beata Lucina cum clericis et sepelivit in crypta iuxta cymiterium Calisti, via Appia, in praedio suo, XVIII kal. octob.


'Cornelius, born in Rome, son of Castinus, held the see 2 years 2 months 3 days. He was crowned with martyrdom.
...
[There follows a short description of Cornelius' trial before the emperor Decius] Then Decius filled with anger ordered that saint Cornelius’ mouth be beaten with lead-weighted lashes, and that he be taken to the temple of Mars to adore there, saying that if he did not do it he would be beheaded. And so it happened: he was beheaded in that place and became a martyr. The blessed Lucina along with the clergy collected his body at night and buried him in the crypt close to the cemetery of Callixtus on the via Appia on her estate, on the 18th day before the Kalends of October [14 September].'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 65/67 and 150-151. Translation: Davis 2010, 9, lightly modified.