St. Pius V

His Life, Times, Virtues and Miracles

Book Cover: St. Pius V
Editions:Kindle
Pages: 85

Author:   Robin Anderson
Foreword by Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani


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In an incredible pontificate of 6 years; he vigorously promulgated the decrees of the Council of Trent (1545-1563); issued the Roman Missal; the revised Breviary and the Catechism of the Council of Trent; excommunicated Elizabeth I of England; established the Index of Forbidden Books; chose 314 bishops; wrote hundreds of bulls; and defeated the Turks at Lepanto in 1571; terminating their dominance of the Mediterranean Sea--all remarkably told in a short; readable biography.

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