Pope Celestine V

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Pope Celestine V

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]

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Papacy began5 July 1294
Papacy ended13 December 1294
PredecessorPope Nicholas IV
SuccessorPope Boniface VIII
Personal details
Born
Pietro Angelerio

1215
Isernia, Kingdom of Sicily
Died1296 (aged 8081)
Ferentino, Papal States
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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

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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]

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