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Medieval News: Why Pope Celestine V wasn't murdered and why Stephen le Clerk probably wished he had been
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May 19th is the feast day of Pope Saint Celestine V, who reigned for just 5 months. He resigned as pope, feeling inadequate for the job, and established canon law for papal
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