Pope Celestine III was born with the given name of Giacinto Bobone in the year A.D., and died in A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 1191 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 1198 A.D., during the High Middle Ages. Celestine III was from Rome, and his papal number is: 175 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: Elderly pope whose pontificate bridged the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Biography:Celestine III assumed the papacy at an advanced age after a long ecclesiastical career. His reign unfolded amid the rivalry of emperors and kings, as well as the continuing responsibilities of the crusading age.
He crowned Emperor Henry VI and managed complex relations among the major powers of Europe, all while preserving the institutional continuity of the papacy. Though less commanding than his successor, he maintained the office with experience and steadiness.
Celestine III’s legacy lies in linking the mature twelfth-century papacy with the even more expansive papal monarchy of Innocent III.
