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Celestine II

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noun

  1. Guido di Castello, flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.

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The mild Cardinal Guido, the friend of Abelard and Arnold, became his successor, and called himself, when pope, Celestine II.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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