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	CELESTINE - LoveToKnow Article on CELESTINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Celestine was the first pope who is known to have taken a direct interest in the churches of Britain and Ireland.
		Celestine occurs in the Triassic rocks of Britain, especially in veins and geodes in the Keuper marl in the neighborhood of Bristol.
		Celestine is much used for the preparation of strontium hydrate, which is employed in refining beetroot sugar in Germany.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CE/CELESTINE.htm (1342 words)

	ST. CELESTINE I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A Campanian, Celestine was said to have lived for a while with St. Ambrose at Milan.
		He was certainly a deacon at Rome in the time of Pope Innocent I. In contrast to the stormy election of Pope Boniface, Celestine's seems to have been quiet and harmonious.
		Celestine held a synod at Rome in 430 and condemned Nestorianism.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp43.htm (485 words)

	Pope Celestine V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His successor, Boniface VIII, sent for him, and finally, despite desperate attempts of the late Pope to escape, got him into his hands, and imprisoned him in the castle of Fumone near Ferentino in, where, after languishing for ten months in that infected air, he died on May 19 1296.
		Many commentators and scholars of Dante have thought that the poet stigmatized Celestine V in the enigmatical verse which speaks of him Che fece per viltate il gran rifiuto, Who made by his cowardice the grand refusal.
		Another thing he did which may be noted (it seems to be the only instance in the history of the Church) is that he empowered one Francis of Apt, a Franciscan friar, to confer the clerical tonsure and minor orders on Lodovico (who would later become Bishop of Toulouse), son of the king of Sicily.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Pope_Celestine_V (719 words)

	Pope Celestine I
		Celestine I was pope from 422 to 432.
		The first notice, however, concerning him that is known is in a document of Pope Innocent I, in the year 416, where he is spoken of as Celestine the Deacon.
		Celestine raged against the Novatians[?] in Rome, imprisoning their bishop, and forbidding their worship.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Pope_Celestine_I.html (299 words)

	Knowledge King - Pope Leo I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During his absence on this mission, Pope Sixtus III died (August 11, 440), and Leo was unanimously elected by the people to succeed him.
		Pope Innocent I had constituted the metropolitan of Thessalonica his vicar, in order to oppose the growing power of the patriarch of Constantinople there.
		In 444 Leo laid down in a letter to them the principle that Peter had received the primacy and oversight of the whole Church as a requital of his faith, and that thus all important matters were to be referred to and decided by Rome.
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/p/po/pope_leo_i.html (1284 words)

	Bambooweb: Pope Innocent III
		During the reign of Pope Celestine III (1191-1198), a member of the House of Orsini, enemies of the counts of Segni, he left Rome to live in Anagni.
		Celestine III died in 1198 from complications of syphilis.
		The pope made use of the weakness of Frederick II (who was four) to reassert papal power in Sicily, and acknowledged Frederick II as king only after the surrender of the privileges of the Four Chapters, which William I of Sicily had previously extorted from Pope Adrian IV.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/p/o/Pope_Innocent_III.html (929 words)

	Pope Celestine V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Celestine V, né Pietro di Morrone (1215 – May 19, 1296) was pope in the year 1294.
		His successor, Boniface VIII, sent for him, and finally, despite desperate attempts of the late Pope to escape, got him into his hands, and imprisoned him in the castle of Fumone near Ferentino in Campagna, where, after languishing for ten months in that infected air, he died on May 19, 1296.
		Celestine V, like the first of the name, is recognized by the church as a saint.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Celestine_V (768 words)

	Cultural Catholic - Pope Boniface VIII
		Fearing a schism if Pope Celestine V's supporters attempted to return him to the papacy, Pope Boniface VIII ordered Pope Celestine V's arrest; and when Pope Celestine V attempted to flee, he was imprisoned at the fortress of Fumone in Italy where he died on May 19, 1296.
		Pope Boniface VIII gained the reputation of being prone to outbursts of impatience and was consumed by the acquisition of wealth and power for his family and for himself.
		Pope Boniface VIII proclaimed 1300 a year of Jubilee (the first Holy Year) and granted plenary indulgences (the remission of temporal punishment in Purgatory) to the tens of thousands of pilgrims to Rome.
	www.culturalcatholic.com /PopeBonifaceVIII.htm (739 words)

	Pope Celestine II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		March 8, 1144), was Pope from 1143 to 1144.
		He was elected in 1143, governed the Church only five months and thirteen days, died March 8, 1144, and was buried at the Lateran.
		This biography of a Pope is a stub.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Pope_Celestine_II (178 words)

	Biography – Pope Celestine I – The Papal Library
		Celestine espoused his cause and was confronted by a council of African bishops in 424 or 425, which denied a papal right of interference with their decision.
		Celestine vigorously pursued the campaign against Pelagianism and after his death in 430 held up St. Augustine to the Gallic bishops as the doctor of grace.
		Celestine died on 26 or 27 July, 432 and was buried at the cemetery of Priscilla which he had adorned with paintings.
	www.saint-mike.org /Library/Papal_Library/Celestine_I/CelestineBio.html (734 words)

	Pope Celestine V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Celestine V, né Pietro di Morone (1215 - May 19, 1296) was pope in the year 1294.
		His successor, Boniface VIII, sent for him, and finally, despite desperate attempts of the late Pope to escape, got him into his hands, and imprisoned him in the castle of Fumone near Ferentino in Camupagna, where, after languishing for ten months in that infected air, he died on the 19th May 1296.
		Another thing he did which may be noted (it seems to be the only instance in the history of the Church) is that he empowered one Francis of Apt, a Franciscan friar, to confer the clerical tonsure and minor orders on Lodovico (who would later become Bishop of Tolouse), son of the king of Sicily.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/pope_celestine_v (597 words)

	Pope Celestine V -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Saint Celestine V, né Pietro di Morrone (1215 - May 19, 1296) was (The head of the Roman Catholic Church) pope in the year 1294.
		Latino Malabranca, the aged and ill dean of the ((Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes) College of Cardinals cried out, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, I elect brother Pietro di Morrone." The cardinals promptly ratified Malabranca's desperate decision.
		The life of Celestine V is dramatised in the play Sunsets and Glories by (Click link for more info and facts about Peter Barnes) Peter Barnes.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Po/Pope_Celestine_V.htm (518 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pope-Celestine-V
		Nicholas IV, né Girolamo Masci (September 30, 1227 - April 4, 1292), was pope from February 22, 1288 to April 4, 1292, a native of Ascoli and a Franciscan monk, had been legate to the Greeks under Pope Gregory X in 1272, succeeded St Bonaventura as general of his order in...
		The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church.
		In 1294, Pope Celestine V promulgated a canon law explicitly establishing the right to resign the office of Pope, and did so himself after being in office only about five months.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pope_Celestine_V (1960 words)

	January 27: HISTORY (jan27his.htm)
		Celestine served seven years on the papal throne, dying at 94 years young, one of the oldest pontiffs ever to assume the chair of Peter.
		Celestine again, both because he was powerless and he was a man of peace, declined to do anything but pray.
		Celestine, in his old age was a wise man equal to Henry's cunning and he used delay tactics to stall Henry and the baptism, telling him once the crusade was formed he would fulfill the emperor's request.
	www.dailycatholic.org /issue/jan27his.htm (1503 words)

	Pope Celestine V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He issued two decrees -- one that of Gregory X which orders the shutting of the in conclave; the second declaring the right any Pope to abdicate the Papacy -- right he at the end of five and eight days proceeded himself to exercise Naples on the 13th December 1294.
		He was not allowed to remain there His successor Boniface VIII sent for him and finally despite attempts of the late Pope to escape him into his hands and imprisoned him the castle of Fumone near Ferentino in where after languishing for ten months in infected air he died on the 19th May 1296.
		Another thing he did which may be (it seems to be the only instance the history of the Church) is that empowered one Francis of Apt a Franciscan friar to confer the clerical tonsure and minor orders on Lodovico (who would later become of Tolouse) son of the king of Sicily.
	www.freeglossary.com /Celestine_V (920 words)

	St. Peter Celestine V
		In the ancient church there were a couple of popes who are presumed to have resigned in difficult circumstances: St. Pontian in A.D. 235 and Pope John II in A.D. But there was one utterly clear case of papal resignation that set a legal precedent: the abdication of Pope Celestine V in 1294.
		Celestine was so guileless and so unwilling to offend that he accepted the suggestion and took up residence in Naples' new royal palace, the Castel Nuovo, that still stands as a landmark on the Neopolitan seaside.
		Some of the new pope's enemies were determined to deny the validity of Peter's abdication and to use the retired pope as a weapon against his successor.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id281.htm (1624 words)

	Pope Celestine III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1106 – January 8, 1198), was Pope from 1191 to 1198.
		He was born into the noble Bobones family (ancestors of the Orsini family), and was elected Pope on March 30, 1191, being then only a deacon.
		He received priest's orders on April 13, ruled the church six years, nine months, and nine days (though believed to have been about eightyfive when elected), died January 8, 1198, and was buried at the Lateran.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Celestine_III (217 words)

	Pope Celestine I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The first notice, however, concerning him that is known is in adocument of Pope Innocent I, in the year 416, where he is spoken of as Celestine the Deacon.
		Celestine raged against the Novatians in Rome, imprisoning theirbishop, and forbidding their worship.
		He was zealous in refusing to tolerate the smallest innovation on the constitutions of hispredecessors, and is recognized by the church as a saint.
	www.therfcc.org /pope-celestine-i-95304.html (265 words)

	ST. CELESTINE V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Celestine longed only for peace, and if he was no ruler, he was still a saint.
		The fiery Franciscan warned the Pope of the abuses which were running riot under his feeble old hands.
		Celestine was kept in confinement by his successor Boniface VIII, lest he should become the tool of designing schemers and endanger the unity of the Church.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp190.htm (537 words)

	Cultural Catholic - Pope Celestine V
		At first Pope Celestine V refused the papacy (his internal struggle is described in Ignazio Silone's book, The Adventure of a Poor Christian) because he liked the hermit life of a monk.
		Pope Celestine V was elected pope on July 5, 1294 and abdicated on December 13, 1294 because Pope Celestine V did not like having power over others as he felt power was a temptation which could lead to corruption.
		After his abdication, Pope Celestine V intended to return to the monestery, but instead was arrested by his successor, Pope Boniface VIII, for fear Pope Celestine V would reclaim the papacy.
	www.culturalcatholic.com /PopeCelestineV.htm (155 words)

	Biography – Pope Celestine V – The Papal Library
		Saint Celestine V was originally called Peter of Morroni, from a mountain near Sulmona where he led a solitary life.
		He was prior of the order when he was elected pope at Perugia, on the 5th of July, 1294, principally at the solicitation of the cardinal-bishop of Ostia, a Roman of Malabranca family.
		For the first time the law of Gregory X, confirmed by Celestine V, was observed, which provided that a conclave should not be until nine days after the death or renunciation of a pope.
	www.saint-mike.org /Library/Papal_Library/CelestineV/biography.html (1061 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Celestine V
		This congregation of (Benedictine) Celestines must not be confounded with other (Franciscan) Celestines, extreme Spirituals whom Pope Celestine permitted (1294) to live as hermits according to the Rule of St. Francis, but were pendent of the Franciscan superiors.
		Celestine, whose mind was not yet clear on the subject, returned an evasive answer, whereupon the multitude chanted the Te Deum and withdrew.
		A week later (13 December) Celestine's resolution was irrevocably fixed; summoning the cardinals on that day, he read the constitution mentioned by Boniface in the "Liber Sextus", announced his resignation, and proclaimed the cardinals free to proceed to a new election.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03479b.htm (1711 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pope Celestine I
		The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches.
		Events September 10 - Celestine succeeds Boniface as Pope Births Deaths September 4 - Pope Boniface I Liu Yu (Song Wu Di), ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty Faxian, Chinese Buddhist monk (approximate date) Categories: 422...
		Saint Innocent I, pope (402 - 417), was, according to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, the son of a man called Innocent of Albano; but according to his contemporary Jerome, his father was Pope Anastasius I, whom he was called by the unanimous voice of the clergy and laity to...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pope-Celestine-I (983 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Pope Saint Celestine V
		Following a two year conclave during which the cardinals could not decide on a pope, Peter came to them with the message that God was not pleased with the long delay; the cardinals chose Peter as Pope.
		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.
		Knowing he was responsible, Celestine asked forgiveness for his mistakes, and abdicated on 13 December 1294, the only pope to do so.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintc30.htm (313 words)

	Travel By.it- The Saint's life, POPE CELESTINE V, Hermitage and Monastery in ABRUZZO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		That was an extraordinary event, as only a few social classes enjoyed such a privilege (since then believers celebrate the so-called "Perdonanza" or "Pardoning" each year on 28 August: they go and visit the Basilica of Collemaggio and enter it passing through the Holy Pardon Door in order to purify their souls).
		He protested against the eleven cardinals of the Council and he renounced to be a Pope (Celestine V renounced but did not refuse his role.
		The mutual understanding between the new Pope and the King of Neaples caused troubles to Celestine and his disciples.
	www.travelby.it /saints/celestine.htm (858 words)

	Pope Celestine III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Celestine III was Pope from 1191 to 1198.
		He was born Giacinto Bobone Orsini, of that noble family, and was elected Pope on 30th March 1191, being then only a deacon.
		He received priest's orders on the 13th of April, ruled the church six years, nine months, and nine days (though believed to have been ninety when elected), died [[January 88th January]] 1198, and was buried at the Lateran.
	usapedia.com /p/pope-celestine-iii.html (190 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The founder of the papal diplomatic service, Pope/St. Celestine I was born in the Campania and served as a deacon under Innocent I.
		Elected pope in 422, Celestine confiscated the property of Novationite churches and restored a basilica in St. Mary Travestere after it had been damaged in Alaric's sack of Rome.
		Although Celestine confirmed the appointment of Nestorius to the see of Constantinople, the pope opposed Nestorius' teachings and supported Cyril of Alexandria in the conflict between the two patriarchs.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/celestinei.html (139 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Pope presents picture of fragility, determination
		This is a pope who will be remembered for helping end communist rule in eastern Europe by sparking what amounted to a peaceful revolution in his homeland; for seeking to heal divisions between Christians and Jews; and for traveling around the globe to greet his 1-billion-member flock.
		The first pope, St. Peter, served as leader of the church for at least 34 years and is considered the longest-serving pontiff.
		His spokesman says the pope is finishing a book on his days as a bishop and still may accept invitations for visits next year to Austria, Switzerland and France as well as a return to his homeland.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/story.hts/pope/2153202 (2220 words)

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