Pope St. Celestine V
1215 CE–1296 CE · Sant'Angelo Limosano
Born Pietro Angelerio (Pietro da Morrone), Celestine V was an aged hermit and founder of the order later called the Celestines when, after a two-year deadlock, the cardinals elected him in 1294 hoping for a holy reformer. Overwhelmed by office and manipulated by Charles II of Naples, he proved unable to govern and, after about five months, made the unprecedented decision to resign—issuing a decree affirming a pope's right to abdicate. His successor Boniface VIII confined him to prevent schism, and he died in custody at Fumone. Revered for sanctity, he was canonized in 1313. Dante likely alludes to his renunciation.
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About Sant'Angelo Limosano
Sant'Angelo Limosano, a village in Molise, south-central Italy. It is given as the birthplace of Pietro da Morrone, the hermit who became Pope Celestine V.
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