Pope Celestine I


Celestine I
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began10 September 422
Papacy ended27 July 432
PredecessorBoniface I
SuccessorSixtus III
Personal details
Born
Celestine

c. 359
Died27 July 432
Sainthood
Feast day
Venerated in
Attributes
  • Dove
  • Dragon
  • Flame
Other popes named Celestine

Pope Celestine I (Latin: Caelestinus I) (c. 359 – 27 July 432) was the bishop of Rome from 10 September 422 to his death on 27 July 432. Celestine's pontificate was largely spent combatting various teachings deemed heretical. He was instrumental for the condemnation of Nestorius in the Council of Ephesus when Cyril of Alexandria appealed him to make a decision, which in response, Celestine delegated Cyril the job of condemning Nestorius if he did not recant his teachings. He supported the mission of the Gallic bishops that sent Germanus of Auxerre in 429, to Britain to address Pelagianism, and later commissioned Palladius as bishop to the Scots of Ireland and northern Britain.