POPE
Pope Saint Pius V
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Saint Pius V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1566–1572.
background
Pope Saint Pius V, a Dominican, implemented the reforms of the Council of Trent, promulgated the Roman Catechism, Breviary, and Missal (the Tridentine Mass), and organized the Holy League whose victory at Lepanto in 1571 he attributed to the Rosary.
summary
Pope Saint Pius V, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1566–1572.
papacy Start
1566
papacy End
1572
birth Name
Antonio Ghislieri