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

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

From New York Times

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

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

Monsieur de Falloux, with filial love, has raised a monument to Madame Swetchine that will endure beside his life of Pope Pius V., and jointly with the remembrance of his political integrity.

From Project Gutenberg