Celestine I, bishop of Rome

Bishop of Rome from 422 to 432. He confronted the teaching of Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, supported Cyril of Alexandria, and sent legates to the Council of Ephesus (431); he also wrote against the Pelagians and the semi-Pelagian critics of Augustine in Gaul.

Dates

bishop of Rome 422-432

See or city

Rome

Region

Italy

Notes

Honoured as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches (6 April in the West).

Works

• Letters of Celestine I (to and concerning the Council of Ephesus)Epistulae Caelestini · 430-432 · CPL 1650 (not yet checked)