# Pope Pius V - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-v
Pontificate: 7 January 1566 – 1 May 1572
Number in the papal list: 225
Born-Died: 1504 - 1572
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_V

Subject of the Duchy of Milan. Member of the Dominican Order, with the religious name Michele.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pius IV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-iv)
- Next in list: [Pope Gregory XIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xiii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1570 - [Roman Missal of Pius V](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1570-roman-missal-of-pius-v)
- 1571 - [Battle of Lepanto](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1571-battle-of-lepanto)
- 1572 - [St Bartholomew's Day massacre](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1572-st-bartholomew-s-day-massacre)