May 19

Saint Peter Celestine Pope

May 19th XIII century

Name
Pedro (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named Pedro use to celebrate 29-Jun:
Saint Peter Apostle
Other saints
Other saints named Pedro
Dead
in Rocca di Funone, in current Italy
Celebration
May 19th
In Rocca di Funone, near Alatri, Lazio, death of saint Peter Celestine, who, after having embraced the eremitical life in Abruzzo with a reputation for Holiness and being known for his miracles, already an octogenarian was elected Roman Pontiff, taking the name of Celestine V, but in the same year resigned from the job and chose to withdraw to the solitude. Roman martyrology