Pope Celestine III


Celestine III
Bishop of Rome
Pope Celestine III, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti (1196)
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began30 March 1191
Papacy ended8 January 1198
PredecessorClement III
SuccessorInnocent III
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1144–1191)
Orders
Ordination13 April 1191
Consecration14 April 1191
by Ottaviano di Paoli
Created cardinalFebruary 1144
by Celestine II
Personal details
Born
Giacinto Bobone

c. 1105
Died8 January 1198(1198-01-08) (aged 92–93)
Rome, Papal States
MottoPerfice gressus meos in semitis tuis ("Going in Thy path")
SignatureCelestine III's signature
Other popes named Celestine
Ordination history of
Pope Celestine III
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorOttaviano di Paoli
Co-consecratorsUnknown
Date14 April 1191
PlaceRome, Papal States
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Celestine II
DateFebruary 1144
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pope Celestine III as principal consecrator
Martín López de Pisuerga6 June 1192
Martinho Pires1189
Philip of Poictou20 April 1197
Satirical cartoon of Celestine III crowning Emperor Henry VI with his feet. (This image refers to him as "Coelestinus 4," as the author considered Teobaldo Boccapecci as Pope Celestine II.)

Pope Celestine III (Latin: Caelestinus III; c. 1105 – 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. He had a tense relationship with several monarchs, including Emperor Henry VI, King Tancred of Sicily, and King Alfonso IX of León.