Pope Celestine III
Celestine III | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
Pope Celestine III, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti (1196) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 30 March 1191 |
| Papacy ended | 8 January 1198 |
| Predecessor | Clement III |
| Successor | Innocent III |
| Previous post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1144–1191) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 April 1191 |
| Consecration | 14 April 1191 by Ottaviano di Paoli |
| Created cardinal | February 1144 by Celestine II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giacinto Bobone c. 1105 |
| Died | 8 January 1198 (aged 92–93) Rome, Papal States |
| Motto | Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis ("Going in Thy path") |
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Pope Celestine III (Latin: Caelestinus III; c. 1105 – 8 January 1198), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 March or 10 April 1191 to his death in 1198. He had a tense relationship with several monarchs, including Emperor Henry VI, King Tancred of Sicily, and King Alfonso IX of León.