1. In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called “The Italian Unit”.
2. Cornelius was a very religious man. He worshipped God, and so did everyone else who lived in his house. He had given a lot of money to the poor and was always praying to God.
3. One afternoon at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He saw an angel from God coming to him and calling him by name.