Celestine V: the first pope that resigned from Peters seat
HerzMariae 30/08/2009 17:10:23
ope Celestine V became the first pope in history to resign from the papacy. On the occasion of his 800th birthday, Benedict XVI has declared the Celestine Year. Elected pope in 1294, Pietro di Morrone felt obligated to give up his life as a hermit … [More]

