Pope Celestine V

Celestine V
Celestine V
Papacy began	5 July 1294
Papacy ended	13 December 1294
Predecessor	Pope Nicholas IV
Successor	Pope Boniface VIII
Personal details
Birth name	Pietro Angelerio
Born	1215; Isernia, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	1296 (aged 80–81); Ferentino, Papal States
	Other popes named Celestine

Pope Celestine V(Latin: Coelestinus Quintus; 1215 – 19 May 1296), born Pietro Angelerio di Morrone, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 193rd Pope for less than six months in 1294.^[1]

Celestine V is a saint of the Catholic Church.^[2]

Early life

Pietro Angelerio was born in the Neopolitan province of Moline.^[2]

Priest

In 1232, Angelerio became a Benedictine monk at age 17; and he was later ordained a priest.^[2]

Pope

In July 1294, the monk was elected pope;^[2] and in the same year, he abdicated or resigned from his office.^[3]

Pope Boniface VIII confined the former pope in the castle of Fumone, and he died there.^[4]

After his death

In 1313, Celestine was made a saint by Pope Clement V.^[5]

Related pages

References

Other websites

Media related to Caelestinus V at Wikimedia Commons

"Pope St. Celestine V" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Celestine V

Preceded by Nicholas IV	Pope 1294	Succeeded by Boniface VIII

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Persondata
Name	Celestine V
Alternative names	Coelestinus Quintus (Latin); Pietro Angelerio (birth name)
Short description	Catholic pope
Date of birth	1215
Place of birth	near Isernia, Kingdom of Sicily
Date of death	19 May 1296
Place of death	Ferentino, Papal States

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