Celestine II

pope of the Catholic Church from 1143 to 1144
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Celestine II
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Celestine II

Summary

Celestine II is a human[1]. He was born in Città di Castello[2]. He passed away in Rome[3]. He died on March 8, 1144[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Città di Castello[2], Celestine II…
  • Celestine II died in Rome[3].
  • Celestine II died on March 8, 1144[4].
  • Celestine II is buried at Archbasilica of St. John Lateran[8].
  • Celestine II's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Celestine II worked as a writer[6].
  • Celestine II held the position of Pope[9].
  • Celestine II's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • Celestine II is recorded as male[11].
  • Celestine II's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Celestine II's Commons category is recorded as Caelestinus II[13].
  • Celestine II's given name is recorded as Celestine[14].
  • Celestine II's given name is recorded as Caelestinus[15].
  • Celestine II's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pope Celestine II[16].
  • Celestine II's work location is recorded as Rome[17].
  • Celestine II's work location is recorded as Papal States[18].
  • Celestine II's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Celestine II's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Celestine II's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Celestine II's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[22].
  • Celestine II's participant in is recorded as 1130 papal election[23].
  • Celestine II's participant in is recorded as 1143 papal election[24].
  • Celestine II's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[25].
  • Celestine II's consecrator is recorded as Alberic of Ostia[26].
  • Celestine II's different from is recorded as Celestine II[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Celestine II's place of birth was Città di Castello[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and writer[6]. Celestine II held the position of Pope[9].

Personal Life

Celestine II's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

Celestine II died on March 8, 1144[4]. He passed away in Rome[3]. He is buried at Archbasilica of St. John Lateran[8].

Why It Matters

Celestine II ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Milites Templi[30], a papal bull[31].

FAQs

Where was Celestine II born?

Celestine II's place of birth was Città di Castello[2].

Where did Celestine II die?

Celestine II died in Rome[3].

What did Celestine II do for work?

Celestine II worked as Catholic priest[5] and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 13773, 21366
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00165671
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
  3. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 13773, 21366
    Local thumb
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 390168, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161282945|Coelestinus PP. (#161282945)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons"
  4. 15d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30465|batch #30465]]: add P1810 to P5739 1/3"
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