Celestine V
Americannoun
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He hailed the “courageous’ Celestine V because “no logic of power was able to imprison or manage him.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
L'Aquila is associated with Pope Celestine V, who resigned the papacy in 1294.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2022
Before Gregory, Pope Celestine V resigned in December 1296, a mere six months after being elected.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
And the pope has scheduled a trip to the central Italian city of L’Aquila, where he’ll visit a basilica that hosts the tomb of Celestine V, one of the few popes to resign.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2022
But the sudden elevation of a hermit of South Italy to the Papacy in the person of Celestine V seemed to present to these dreamers the chance of the accomplishment of the new Gospel.
From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by D. J. (Dudley Julius) Medley
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