SAINT OF THE DAY - ST PIUS V

St. Pius V

He was born on January 17, 1504 in Bosco, Italy. His birth name was Antonio Ghislieri. He entered the Dominican Order when he was 14 years old and took the name Michele. He was ordained a priest in 1528 and he taught theology for sixteen years before becoming master of novices and prior of many Dominican Houses. Pope Pius-IV consecrated him bishop on September 14, 1556 and made him cardinal on March 15, 1557. In spite his closeness with pope Pius-IV, he opposed the pope Pius-IV when the pope tried to make one of his relative aged 13 years as cardinal. After the death of pope Pius-IV, Michele was elected pope on January 7, 1566 and took the name Pius-V. After becoming pope he continued to wear the Dominican white cassock that led to popes wearing white cassocks. He deprived himself of many customary luxuries of popes and spent long time in prayer. He observed the spirit of Dominican Rule throughout his life. When Emperor Maximilian-II of Germany tried to abolish clerical celibacy, he opposed that idea and defeated the emperor’s proposal. He also excommunicated Queen Elizabeth-I of England for her persecution of English Catholics.


 He took efforts for the formation of Holy League of Nations, an alliance of Catholic nations and defeated the Ottoman Turks at the battle of Gulf of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The pope attributed the victory to the intercession of Blessed Virgin Mary and started a feast of Our Lady of Victory in 1571. But the feast was changed as the 'feast of the Holy Rosary' by pope Gregory-XIII in 1573.

Pope Pius-V was beatified by pope Clement-X on May 1, 1672 and canonized by pope Clement-XI on May 22, 1712.


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