06 Works, Today, April 29th, is Pope Pius V’s day, With Footnotes — #120
1 min readApr 30, 2020
Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice. Chapel of Pius V
Table altarpiece Pius V
Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
Pope Pius V (17 January 1504–1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in 1572. He is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the Council of Trent, the Counter-Reformation, and the standardization of the Roman Rite within the Latin Church…