Reformation · 225th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list
Pius V
Saint
- Pontificate
- 27/01/1566 – 11/05/1572
- Birth name
- Antonio Ghislieri
- Nationality
- Italy (Dominican)
- Born – died
- 1504 – 1572
- Predecessor
- Pius IV
- Successor
- Gregory XIII
Important events
- Put the Council of Trent into practice
- Published the Roman Catechism (1566), Breviary (1568) and Missal (1570)
- Formed the Holy League that won at Lepanto (1571)
Interesting facts
- The white papal cassock is often traced to him — a Dominican who kept his white habit. This is a popular tradition.
List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.