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Pope Pius V, OP (Italian: Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (and from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572. (Full article...)
Attributes: Dominican habit; Papal vestments; Papal tiara; Crucifix, Book
Patronage: Valletta, Malta; Bosco Marengo, Italy; Pietrelcina, Italy; Roccaforte Mondovi; Diocese of Alessandria
See also: Marie of the Incarnation; Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo