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ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-CELESTINE V

This picture shows a painting of Pope Celestine V by Italian painter Niccolo’ Di Tommaso (Florence, Italy 1346-1376) in the museum of CatelNuovo in Naples on February 11, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI announced on February 11, 2013 his resignation, while the last pope to have abdicated the papacy is Celestine V in 1294. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTA BASILE