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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forCelestiniansAn order of monks founded about 1254 by the hermit Peter of Morone. In 1294 Peter of Morone became the " hermit Pope" Celestine V. His hermits then called themselves Celestinians or Celestines. They devoted themselves entirely to a contemplative life. They rose at 2 a.m. to say matins; " abstained perpetually from meat unless in case of illness, and fasted every day from the Exaltation of the Cross to Easter, and twice a week for the rest of the year " (Cath. Diet.). The Celestinians spread through France, Italy, and Germany, but the order has now almost disappeared. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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