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Election of Celestine V
In July 1294, after a long papal vacancy, the hermit Pietro da Morrone (later Celestine V) was elected pope by the cardinals at L'Aquila.…
Timeline
- 1294L'Aquila · L'AquilaAfter a vacancy of twenty-seven months following the death of Nicholas IV, the cardinals at the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila elected the eighty-three-year-old hermit Pietro da Morrone as pope, taking the name Celestine V.
- 1294L'Aquila · L'AquilaCelestine V was crowned at L'Aquila that August, formally taking up papal affairs, but lacking administrative experience he soon fell into governance difficulties.
Sources
- Celestine V https://www.britannica.com/biography/Celestine-V
- The Papacy: An Encyclopedia — Philippe Levillain (ed.) (2002)