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Pope Celestine V (Latin: Caelestinus V; 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario, Angelieri, Angelliero, or Angeleri), also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for five months from 5 July to 13 December 1294, when he resigned.
May 15, 2024 · Saint Celestine V ; canonized May 5, 1313; feast day May 19) was the pope from July 5 to Dec. 13, 1294, the first pontiff to abdicate. He founded the Celestine order. Pietro was a Benedictine in his youth but soon became a hermit and lived in the Abruzzi Mountains, near Sulmona. His rigorous.
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Cardinal Latino was so grief-stricken at the course which affairs were evidently taking that he fell sick and died. Pietro took the name of Celestine V. Urged by the cardinals to cross over into the States of the Church, Celestine, again at the behest of the king, ordered the entire Curia to repair to Naples.
May 25, 2024 · Saint Celestine V, Pope Feast day: May 19. Saint Celestine V, Pope. Celestine is a saint who will always be remembered for the unique manner in which he was elected Pope, for his spectacular ...
May 19, 2023 · 14232. 13. Pope Saint Celestine V was the eleventh of twelve children. His father died early, and his mother raised him with an influence towards a religious vocation. When his mother would ask, “Which one of you is going to become a saint?” little Peter would answer “Me, Mama! I’ll become a saint!”. At age seventeen, he became a ...
Celestine V was the pope who formalized the resignation process for a Pope. While his resignation was a surprise to many, it appears Celestine had his own resignation in mind. His remains survived a major earthquake in 2009. Some attribute this as another miracle by the saint. After living most of his life in seclusion, Pope Celestine V was ...
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May 19, 2011 · Celestine sought a way to bring the faithful to the original Gospel spirit, and he settled on “Pardon” – he called for a year of forgiveness of sins, and return to evangelical austerity and fidelity. He reigned a mere five months, and the members of the Vatican Curia took advantage of him. This led to much mismanagement, and great uproar ...
