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Pope Celestine I (Latin: Caelestinus I) (c. 376 – 1 August 432) was the bishop of Rome from 10 September 422 to his death on 1 August 432. Celestine's tenure was largely spent combatting various ideologies deemed heretical.
Saint Celestine I (born, Roman Campania—died July 27, 432, Rome; feast day July 27, Irish feast day April 6) was the pope from 422 to 432. He was a Roman deacon when elected on Sept. 10, 422, to succeed Boniface I.
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celestine i, pope, st. Pontificate: Sept. 10, 422 to July 27, 432. The Liber Pontificalis says that he was by birth a Campanian, son of Priscus; he was probably born between 375 and 380.
Pope St. Celestine I. False teachings and movements based upon them gained notoriety in the Fifth Century. As the 43rd Pope, Saint Celestine I battled against them, earning the title “The Heresy Fighter.”.
In 418 St. Augustine wrote to him (Epist., lxii) in very reverential language. He succeeded St. Boniface I as pope, 10 Sept., 422 (according to Tillemont, though the Bollandists say 3 Nov.), and died 26 July, 432, having reigned nine years, ten months, and sixteen days.
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Pope Saint Celestine I was pope from 422 to April 6, 432. Elected unanimously to the papacy, he moved forcefully against Pelagianism, Novatianism, and other heterodox movements, using his influence to suppress these groups and banish their leaders from Rome.
