Celestine V | |
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| 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]
Pietro Angelerio was born in the Neopolitan province of Moline.[2]
In 1232, Angelerio became a Benedictine monk at age 17; and he was later ordained a priest.[2]
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]
In 1313, Celestine was made a saint by Pope Clement V.[5]
