Pope Celestine II
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Pope Celestine II was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1143 to 1144, known for his brief pontificate during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Roman commune.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Celestine II canonical | 4 |
| Celestine II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4304566 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Celestine II Context triple: [Pope Celestine III, createdCardinalBy, Pope Celestine II]
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Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1191 to 1198, overseeing the Church during the era of the Third Crusade and the rise of powerful European monarchies.
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B.
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Calixtus II was a 12th-century pontiff best known for resolving the Investiture Controversy through the Concordat of Worms and asserting papal authority over secular rulers.
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C.
Pope Clement II
Pope Clement II was an 11th-century pope, born Suidger of Morsleben, best known for crowning Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor and initiating church reform efforts during his brief pontificate.
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Pope Celestine IV
Pope Celestine IV was a 13th-century pontiff whose extremely brief papacy in 1241 occurred during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Clement III
Pope Clement III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1187 to 1191, known for his role during the time of the Third Crusade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Celestine II Target entity description: Pope Celestine II was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1143 to 1144, known for his brief pontificate during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Roman commune.
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A.
Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1191 to 1198, overseeing the Church during the era of the Third Crusade and the rise of powerful European monarchies.
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B.
Pope Calixtus II
Pope Calixtus II was a 12th-century pontiff best known for resolving the Investiture Controversy through the Concordat of Worms and asserting papal authority over secular rulers.
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C.
Pope Clement II
Pope Clement II was an 11th-century pope, born Suidger of Morsleben, best known for crowning Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor and initiating church reform efforts during his brief pontificate.
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D.
Pope Celestine IV
Pope Celestine IV was a 13th-century pontiff whose extremely brief papacy in 1241 occurred during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Clement III
Pope Clement III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1187 to 1191, known for his role during the time of the Third Crusade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| appointedBy | papal election of 1143 ⓘ |
| birthName | Guido di Castello ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Città di Castello
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Umbria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Basilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ |
| cardinalate |
Cardinal-deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria
ⓘ
Cardinal-priest of San Marco ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | 163rd pope (traditional count) ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle between papacy and Roman commune ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 8 March 1144 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
schools of France ⓘ |
| endOfTermAsPope | 8 March 1144 ⓘ |
| endTime | pontificate 1144 ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| givenName | Guido ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Papal States ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Pope ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brief pontificate
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conflict with the Roman commune ⓘ efforts to reconcile with King Roger II of Sicily ⓘ moderate policies toward the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roman communal movement ⓘ |
| papacyDuring |
reign of King Conrad III of Germany
ⓘ
reign of King Roger II of Sicily ⓘ |
| papalName |
Celestine II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Celestine II
|
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Pope ⓘ Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Innocent II ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| seeAlso | History of the Papacy in the 12th century ⓘ |
| startOfTermAsPope | 26 September 1143 ⓘ |
| startTime | pontificate 1143 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Lucius II ⓘ |
| supported | peace negotiations with Roger II of Sicily ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Pope Celestine II Description of subject: Pope Celestine II was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1143 to 1144, known for his brief pontificate during a period of intense conflict between the papacy and the Roman commune.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Pope Celestine II