1292–1294 papal election
The 1292–94 papal election (from 5 April 1292 to 5 July 1294), was the last papal election which did not take the form of a papal conclave (in which the electors are locked in seclusion cum clave—Latin for "with a key"—and not permitted to leave until a new Bishop of Rome has been elected). After the death of Pope Nicholas IV on 4 April 1292, the eleven surviving cardinals (a twelfth died during the sede vacante) deliberated for more than two years before electing the third of six non-cardinals to be elected pope during the Late Middle Ages: Pietro da Morrone, who took the name Pope Celestine V.
| Papal conclave 1292–94 Papal election | |
|---|---|
| Dates and location | |
| 5 April 1292 – 5 July 1294 Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome Perugia | |
| Key officials | |
| Dean | Latino Malabranca Orsini |
| Camerlengo | Pietro Peregrosso |
| Protopriest | Jean Cholet Benedetto Caetani |
| Protodeacon | Matteo Orsini Rosso |
| Elected pope | |
| Pietro de Morrone Name taken: Celestine V | |
Contemporary sources suggest that Morrone was hesitant to accept his election when word of the cardinals' decision reached his mountain-top hermitage. His ascetic life left him largely unprepared for the day-to-day responsibilities of the papacy, and he quickly fell under the influence of the Neapolitan monarchy of Charles of Anjou, to the dissatisfaction of even the pro-Angevin cardinals within the College. Celestine V resigned on 13 December 1294.