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Various portions of the liturgy are attributed to him, but without any certainty on the subject. He held the Council of Ephesus in which the Nestorians were condemned, in 431. Four letters written by him on that occasion, dated all of them March 15, 431, together with a few others, to the African bishops, to those of Illyria, of Thessalonica, and of NarbonneNarbonne (Narbona in Occitan) (population 50,000) is a city of southwestern France, in the Aude departement of which it is a sous-prefecture''. It is located next to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and by the Aude River. History Modern-day Narbonne was, are extant in retranslations from the GreekThe Greek language ( /Elini'k{/) is an Indo-European language which has existed from around the 14th century BC in the Cretan inscriptions called Linear B. Mycenaean Greek of this period is distinguished from later Classical or Ancient Greek of the 8th ce, the LatinAlternative meanings: See Latin (disambiguation Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and ma originals having been lost.

He actively persecuted the PelagiansPelagianism is a belief that original sin did not taint human nature (which, being created from God, was divine), and that mortal will is still capable of choosing good or evil with no Divine aid whatesoever. Thus, Adam's sin was "to set a bad example" fo, and was zealous for orthodoxy. He sent PalladiusPalladius (fl. 408- 431; died 457?/ 461?) was the first Bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding St. It is believed that he is the same Palladius that is earlier described as the deacon of Germain of Auxerre/ Saint Germain. If this is the case, then to IrelandThe island of Ireland ire in Irish, Airlann in Ulster Scots) is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies on the west side of the Irish Sea, close to the island of Great Britain. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Irelan to serve as a bishop in 431. Patricius ( Saint Patrick) continued this missionary work. Celestine raged against the Novatians in Rome, imprisoning their bishop, and forbidding their worship. He was zealous in refusing to tolerate the smallest innovation on the constitutions of his predecessors, and is recognized by the church as a saint.

He died on April 6, 432. He was buried in the cemetery of St. Priscilla in the Via Salaria, but his body, subsequently moved, lies now in the Church of Santa Prassede.

In art, Saint Celestine is a pope with a dove, dragon, and flame.