the Holy Ghost in Brendan Connell's short story collection The Life of Polycrates and Other Stories for Antiquated Children. Celestine V is the subject of Stefania Del Monte's book Celestino V. Papa Templare o Povero Cristiano?, published in 2009 and translated into English under the title The Story and Legacy of Celestine V in 2010. He is the subject of a popular history by author Jon M. Sweeney, The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation, published by Image Books/Random House in 2012. In 2013, HBO optioned the film rights. Celestine V is the subject of the poem "Che Fece...Il Gran Rifiuto" by the modern Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. See also Illiterate popes List of Catholic saints List of popes References External links A short video outlining the life of Pope Celestine V. Pictures of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the tomb of Celestine V Colonnade Statue in St Peter's Square Popes 1215 births 1296 deaths People from Molise Italian Benedictines Italian hermits Benedictine popes Non-cardinals elected pope Italian popes Founders of Catholic religious communities Popes who abdicated Italian Roman Catholic saints Papal saints 13th-century Christian saints 13th-century popes Celestine Order