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St. Celestine I - (422-432)

Saint Biography

Celestine I The founder of the papal diplomatic service, Pope/St. Celestine I was born in the Campania and served as a deacon under Innocent I. Elected pope in 422, Celestine confiscated the property of Novationite churches and ... Read More

Catholic Encyclopedia

Nothing is known of his early history except that he was a Roman and that his father's name was Priscus. He is said to have lived for a time at Milan with St. Ambrose ; the first notice, however, concerning him that is known is in a document of Read More


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Reading 1, Sirach 6:5-17
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Psalm, Psalms 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35
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Gospel, Mark 10:1-12
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