Pius V

American  

noun

1. Saint Michele Ghislieri, 1504–72, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1566–72.

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Pius V British  

noun

1. Saint. original name Michele Ghislieri. 1504–72, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1566–72). He attempted to enforce the reforms decreed by the Council of Trent, excommunicated Elizabeth I of England (1570), and organized the alliance that defeated the Turks at Lepanto (1571). Feast day: 30 April

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Example Sentences

The online Catholic magazine Crux noted that five popes — Pius V, Sixtus V, Clement XIII, Paul V and Clement IX — are interred in that basilica.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Having been excommunicated by Pope Pius V, and out of step with Catholic Europe, she needed allies.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2020

He and his wife had two girls and joined the St. Pius V Church on Orangethorpe Avenue and started a choir.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2018

But her reforms suffered a near-fatal blow when Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth and all who supported her, deepening the existing schism throughout most of Europe.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2017

Nor was Pius V, with his denial of Christian burial to all who fell in the arena, and his excommunication for princes who permitted corridas de toros in their dominions, more successful.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee