In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.
In 1294, the cardinals hadn't elected a Pope in two years due to infighting. A hermit monk sent them a letter, demanding a new Pope. So, the cardinals made *him* Pope. He was Celestine V. He served for five months before creating a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
TIL that after failing to elect a new Pope for 2 years, a hermit monk wrote an angry letter threatening divine punishment if one was not elected soon. They chose to elect him as Pope Celestine V. He initially refused, but after serving for 5 months, he made it legal for Popes to resign and resined. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
TIL That after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
May 19th is the feast day of Pope Saint Celestine V, who reigned for just 5 months. He resigned as pope, feeling inadequate for the job, and established canon law for papal succession. After resignation, he was imprisoned by his successor, Pope Boniface VIII, for 10 months until Celestine died.
In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in 598 years. Before him, the last Pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415, who did so under duress, to end the Western Schism. Before him, the last Pope to resign of his own accord was Celestine V in 1294. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Res…
TIL that when cardinals failed to elect a pope for 2 years, a hermit warned them of divine vengeance. Cardinals elected him as Pope Celestine V. He refused and tried to flee, and after being persuaded, he wrote two decrees: for fixing the papal elections and for allowing him to resign. Then resigned en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
Dante’s inferno strongly criticises the Catholic Church. However, Dante Alighieri also criticised a fair number of Popes; Nicholas III, Boniface VIII, Celestine V, and Clement V. Alighieri criticised them for their greed, political ambition, and Nepotism. bu.digication.com/finalpo…
TDIH: December 13, 1294, Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. Illustration: Main panel of a triptych with St Peter Celestine (pope Celestine V).
TIL of Pope Celestine V who, realising 5 months into his papacy that he wished to return to his humble pre-papal life, resigned from the postion. Due to fears that people would continue to think Celestine was the "true pope", Celestine's successor imprisoned Celestine until his death in 1296. en.www.wikipedia.org/wiki…
Pope Boniface VIII executes Celestine V (1296)
TIL during the Papal election of 1292-1294 a hermit named Pietro de Morrone wrote a letter to the cardinals stating they would be punished by God if there was any more delay. The cardinals in turn elected de Morrone as Pope Celestine V and sent for him. He initially refused and attempted to flee. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
Celestine V. July 1294-Dec 1294. Ascetic monk elected pope in the Catholic Church's last non-conclave papal election, ending a two-year impasse. His first decree was the confirmation of the right of the pope to abdicate; a week later he resigned. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
[Poetry] Celestine V, the last Pope who resigned, was imprisoned by his successor, Boniface VIII, who gave him the advice regarding whether Popes could resign
B16, the Pope who recently resigned, is a prisoner of Francis and the Vatican (as per Emmerich) and Epstein didn't kill himself.
EDIT. We can extend this typology to Clement V, successor of Boniface VIII, who moved the Papacy to Avignon away from Rome. Perhaps the Papacy will be forced elsewhere? To France? Portugal?
TIL the formal ability of a Pope to abdicate was established by Celestine V, who then did it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
His Holiness Pope Celestine V holds his bazooka high in celebration of his election
[#31] TIL of Pope Celestine V, who did not wish to be elected pope. His only act was to pronounce that popes could abdicate, after which he abdicated. [todayilearned] 88 comments reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Celestine V, the hermit pope who set precedent for Benedict XVI, has been given a new face and fate by researchers who have examined his skeletal remains. New evidence shows the hermit pope was not murdered, as previously believed. news.discovery.com/histor…
TIL of Pope Celestine V, who did not wish to be elected pope. His only act was to pronounce that popes could abdicate, after which he abdicated. - todayilearned reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
TIL That Pope Celestine V, the last pope to resign after Benedict XVI, was imprisoned by his successor in the Castle of Fumone for 10 months until he died. wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_C…
Question about Pope Celestine V
I am reading sources that claim that Pope Celestine V was the "Only pope to be crowned twice" but I can find no description or explanation of this occurrence. Does anyone have any details?
[#31|+1861|89] TIL of Pope Celestine V, who did not wish to be elected pope. His only act was to pronounce that popes could abdicate, after which he abdicated. [/r/todayilearned] reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
TIL that many scholars believe Dante likely put the canonized Pope Celestine V in hell for abdicating his position en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
MOVING AN OBELISK: The emperor Caligula brought a great stone obelisk from Egypt to the Circus Nero in Rome. It was a 327-ton monolith, 83 feet long. In 1586,Pope Sixtus V ordered the obelisk moved to the Piazza where St. Peter's Basilica was going up.
Pope Celestine III started a call to christianize the Baltic region. In this context, some military orders like the Teuton or Livonian order gained massive amounts of lands after conquering the disperse Baltic tribes. How successful were these orders in their efforts to christianize the locals?
I have heard there was some resistance from the local populace against their occupiers, although I am not aware of how successful this resistance was. All I think I know is that it was indeed a bloody business, and that the dense forests of the region did not make it easy.
TIL about Marcellus de Niveriis, a con man who somehow managed to get Pope Nicholas V to give him the position of Bishop of Skálholt from 1448-1462 despite never setting foot in Iceland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar…
The Conclave of 1241. Held during an HRE war, the Cardinals were locked into a creaky old monastery called Sepastolium. It had a leaky roof, was soaked with urine from guards, and had a build up of excrement. Doctor's weren't allowed in. Celestine IV was elected, he died after only 16 days as Pope. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/124…
The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto III was crowned HRE with it in 994 by Pope Gregory V. The cross was added early 11th century, and the arch ca. 1030. (985x1198)
St. Pope Pius V’s Quo Primum
Can someone explain to me how the above document, which specifically forbids changes to the Mass after its’ publication, squares up against the implementation of the Novus Ordo mass? I’m seeing this as a primary trad argument against the NO and would like to see what proponents of the NO have to say about it.
In 1615, Pope Paul V received Hasekura Tsunenaga, a Japanese samurai who was conducting a diplomatic mission to the Americas and Europe. Hasekura gave the Pope two gilded letters, one in Japanese and one in Latin. They are in the Vatican archives. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Has…
"Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognize lords, it does not fear colleagues, it does not respect or spare anyone, not even itself." - Elearnor of Aquitaine, first letter to Pope Celestine (1193)
What if Pope Nicholas V's relief forces requested by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI had arrived to engage Sultan Mehmed II's Ottoman forces during the 1453 siege of Constantinople?
Pope Benedict V was only Pope for 31 days in 964. Elected against the wishes of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Benedict was quickly deposed after Otto besieged Rome and incurred a brutal famine. Benedict died in exile in Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
