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A fundamental work that restores the authentic figure of Peter of Morrone: this biography of Saint Celestine V offers, for the first time in Italian, the seventeenth-century historical text by Abbot Celestine Telera, accompanied by a careful theological exegesis. A valuable tool for meditation, prayer, and historical study for the faithful, pilgrims, and ecclesial communities.
The Rock and the Tiara. Celestine V, the Founder: the ancient testimony of the Celestines offered anew to the Church was created to restore the figure of Pope Celestine V to his authentic ecclesial and spiritual dimension. Too often reduced to partial interpretations, secular readings, or modern esoteric distortions, the hermit Saint of Morrone is rediscovered here in the truth of the Gospel and the purity of his monastic vocation.
Edited by theologian Carmelo Pagano Le Rose — a scholar who has spent more than twenty years exploring the historical and spiritual legacy of the Saint — the volume represents the first-ever Italian translation of the celebrated Latin work published in 1640 by Abbot Celestine Telera. A historiographical and theological recovery that fills a centuries-old gap in Catholic literature.
Abbot Telera's work preserves the living memory of the Congregation of the Celestines, passing down the voice of the first generations who shared the Founder's charism. Carmelo Pagano Le Rose's translation preserves the solemnity and intensity of the original text, complementing it with a solid contemporary interpretive framework.
The volume is divided into 11 chapters designed to encourage a gradual process of inner assimilation and study:
Introductory reading keys: each chapter opens with contextual guidance that helps orient the reader within the historical and ecclesial framework.
Narrative text and exegesis: the ancient biographical testimony is presented with clarity and philological fidelity.
Concluding theological commentary: each section ends with a meditation on the spiritual relevance of the Celestinian message, ideal for personal and communal prayer.
The volume is honored by authoritative introductions from Archbishop Antonio D'Angelo, Metropolitan Archbishop of L'Aquila, and Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L'AquilaThe publication serves as a point of reference for pilgrims undertaking the Celestinian Perdonanza, scholars of Church history, and anyone wishing to approach the mystery of a holiness rooted in evangelical humility and the strength of faith.
