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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Celestine III

1106 - 1198

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Pope Celestine III (Latin: Caelestinus III; c. 1106 – 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Celestine III has received more than 194,098 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Pope Celestine III is the 209th most popular religious figure (down from 201st in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Italy (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 88th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Celestine III is most famous for being the pope who crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, as King of Sicily in 1198.

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  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Celestine III ranks 209 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Paul V, Ambrose, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Malik ibn Anas. After him are Padre Pio, John of Nepomuk, Eusebius, Pope Adrian VI, Francis de Sales, and Pope Innocent VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1106, Pope Celestine III ranks 1After him are Magnus I of Sweden, Alexios Komnenos, Minamoto no Yorimasa, and Conrad II, Count of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1198, Pope Celestine III ranks 2Before him is Averroes. After him are Constance, Queen of Sicily, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, William III of Sicily, Al-Aziz Uthman, Sophia of Minsk, Dulce of Aragon, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Eustathius of Thessalonica, and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Celestine III ranks 239 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), and Pietro Perugino (1446). After him are Padre Pio (1887), Didius Julianus (133), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Gianni Versace (1946), Pope Innocent VII (1339), and Pope Felix I (300).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Celestine III ranks 88Before him are Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Siricius (334), and Pope Benedict VIII (980). After him are Padre Pio (1887), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Pope Benedict II (635).