Editing Pope Celestine I (section)

==Death and legacy==
[[File:Patrick's mission to Ireland from the Pope, Kilkenny cathedral.jpg|thumb|[[Saint Patrick]] sent to Ireland by Pope Celestine I; wall mosaic in [[St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny]].]]

There are several interpretations for the date of Celestine's death. Different sources for the ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' provide a date of death as April 6 or 8, 432.<ref name=DuchesneLiberPontificalis/> This interpretation is favored by the [[Eastern Orthodox]] church, and fixed the feast day in this tradition. 

Critical analysis of alternative sources shows the April date is inconsistent with the succession of [[Sixtus III]], as well as the number of days Celestine was on the papal throne. By counting the number of days from election to his death, Tillemont calculated date of Celestine's death to be July 26, 432.<ref name=Tillemont2>{{cite book|last=Tillemont|first=Louis Sébastien Le Nain de|title=Memoires pour servir a l'histoire ecclesiaástique des six premiers siécles|year=1709|publisher=Charles Robustel|location=Paris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C10QftN9LSYC&pg=GBS.PA148}}, pp. 148, 747 N. III</ref>

[[Louis Duchesne]], when compiling the first complete critical edition of the ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' in 1886, similarly calculated a date of July 27, 432, which is now largely accepted in the Western tradition (and is marked as Celestine's feast day by the Roman church).<ref name=DuchesneLiberPontificalis2>{{cite book|last=Duchesne|first=Louis|title=Liber Pontificalis, Texte, Introduction et Commentaire|year=1886|url=https://archive.org/details/duchesne01/mode/2up}}, p. 231 n. 7 </ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Celestino I |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/holy-father/celestino-i.html}}</ref> 

Celestine was buried in the cemetery of [[Priscilla (Christian)|St. Priscilla]] on the [[Via Salaria]], but his body, subsequently moved, now lies in the [[Basilica di Santa Prassede]]. In art, Celestine is portrayed as a pope with a dove, dragon, and flame, and is recognized by the [[Oriental Orthodox]], [[Eastern Orthodox]], and [[Catholic Church]]es as a saint.