# Pope Paul V - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-paul-v
Pontificate: 16 May 1605 – 28 January 1621
Number in the papal list: 233
Born-Died: 1552 - 1621-01-28
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_V

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Known for financing many building projects, including the facade of St.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Leo XI](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-xi)
- Next in list: [Pope Gregory XV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xv)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1611 - [King James Bible](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1611-king-james-bible)
- 1614 - [Ban on Christianity in Japan](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1614-ban-on-christianity-in-japan)
- 1618 - [Synod of Dort](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1618-synod-of-dort)
- 1618 - [Thirty Years' War](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1618-thirty-years-war)
- 1620 - [Mayflower Pilgrims](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1620-mayflower-pilgrims)