Pope Celestine I

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Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pope Celestine I canonical 9
Pope Saint Celestine 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century pope ⓘ
Bishop of Rome ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
affirmedDoctrine Christ as one person in two natures ⓘ
primacy of the Roman See ⓘ
appointedBy election by the clergy and people of Rome ⓘ
associatedWithCouncil Council of Ephesus ⓘ
birthName Celestine ⓘ
linked to: Celestius
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
burialPlace Rome ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 5th century ⓘ
church Catholic Church ⓘ
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
condemned Nestorianism ⓘ
Pelagianism ⓘ
correspondedWith Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
John Cassian ⓘ
bishops of Gaul ⓘ
bishops of Illyricum ⓘ
deathDate 27 July 432 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
feastDay 6 April ⓘ
intervenedIn affairs of the Church in Gaul ⓘ
affairs of the Church in North Africa ⓘ
issuedDecisionOn Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Nestorius
knownFor condemnation of Pelagianism ⓘ
defense of orthodox Christology ⓘ
involvement in the Nestorian controversy ⓘ
opposition to Nestorianism ⓘ
strengthening the authority of the Roman See ⓘ
support of Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
papacyBegan 422 ⓘ
papacyEnded 432 ⓘ
papalNameNumber I ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Head of the Catholic Church ⓘ
Patriarch of the West ⓘ
predecessor Pope Boniface I ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sentLegatesTo Council of Ephesus ⓘ
strengthenedAuthorityOver churches in Gaul ⓘ
churches in Illyricum ⓘ
successor Pope Sixtus III ⓘ
supported Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
theologicalPosition Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Christianity

opposition to Nestorian Christology ⓘ
opposition to Pelagianism ⓘ
veneratedIn Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Ecumenical Council → approvedBy → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Nestorius → opposedBy → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Pope Celestine III → papalNameTakenFrom → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Pope Sixtus III → predecessor → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Julian of Eclanum → opponent → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Julian of Eclanum → excommunicatedBy → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
Saint Celestine → hasTitle → Pope Saint Celestine ⓘ
linked to: Pope Celestine I
Pope Boniface I → successor → Pope Celestine I ⓘ
First Anathema → associatedPerson → Pope Celestine I ⓘ