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Pietro Angelerio (Celestine) was a monk and hermit. He was elected as pope against his wishes to end a two year impasse to choose a new pope. The first thing he did as pope was to issue an edict making it legal for a pope to abdicate. As Celestine had no experience managing he was totally overwhelmed as a pope and resigned to return to his simple life as a monk and hermit. However, his successor had him imprisoned and he died 9 months later.
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∙ 8y agoIf you are referring to Pope Benedict XVI, he retired from the papacy because of declining health and age issues. He felt he could no longer perform his duties properly and wanted a younger man who had more energy and stamina to take over.
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∙ 9y agopope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28, 2013. There has never been a Pope Benedict Arnold. You are mixing U.S. History with your theology.
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∙ 11y agoThere has never been a Pope Benedict Arnold.
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Why was Pope Benedict's resignation so unusual?
Normally popes remain in office until they die and it is rare for a pope to resign. Benedict is the first pope to have resigned without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294. He became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII did so in 1415 to settle the Western Schism.
Why was Benedict's resignation so unusual?
Normally popes remain in office until they die and it is rare for a pope to resign. Benedict is the first pope to have resigned without external pressure since Celestine V in 1294. He became the first pope to resign since Gregory XII did so in 1415 to settle the Western Schism.
Is there a female saint called celestine?
There is a "Saint Celestine" but he was a man. Pope Saint Celestine V was canonized May 5, 1313. There is also Pope Saint Celestine I (also a man we would hope). He lived in the 5th century A.D.
When did Pope Celestine I die?
Pope Celestine I died in 432.
How many popes have taken the name Celestine?
There is only one pope that has taken the name Celestine. His name was Pope Celestine V and his Papacy began in July 1294 and ended in and ended in December 1294.
When was Pope Celestine III born?
Pope Celestine III was born in 1106.
Which pope is the only one to quit as pope?
There have been about a dozen pontiffs before Benedict XVI who either resigned or were forced to abdicate for one reason or the other.One of the better known was Pope Celestine V, whose tomb Benedict XVI visited shorlty before he resigned. Pope Celestine V managed to resign as he really didn't want to be Pope He was a Benedictine monk and hermit and at his election the monks and Cardinals literally showed up at his cave and dragged him out. He made a valiant effort at being pope but was obviously over his head and finally the senior cardinal (who wanted the position) accepted his resignation.
When did Pope Celestine III die?
Pope Celestine III died on 1198-01-08.
When did Pope Celestine II die?
Pope Celestine II died on 1144-03-08.
When did Pope Celestine IV die?
Pope Celestine IV died on 1241-11-10.
Who was the pope in 429?
Pope St. Celestine I was pope in 429.
Who was the pope during the first council of ephsus?
Pope Celestine I
