Pope Celestine V
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Pope Celestine V, born Pietro Angelerio, also known as Pietro da Morrone, Peter of Morrone, and Peter Celestine, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for five months from 5 Ju
14th century portrait by Niccolò di Tommaso at Castel Nuovo, Naples
Tomb of Celestine V
Portrait of Celestine by Bartolomé Román
Opuscula omnia, 1640
Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title
Pope Celestine V
…to retire to his old life of solitude. The next pope to resign of his own accord was Gregory XII in 1415 (to help end the Western Schism), followed by Benedict XVI in 2013, 719 years later. The former Celestine, now reverted to Pietro Angelerio, was not allowed to become a hermit once again. Various parties had…
Benedict XVI in 2010
The birthplace of Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl, Bavaria
Palais Holnstein in Munich, the residence of Benedict as Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Cardinal Ratzinger in Rome, 1988