Pope Pius V, OP, born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 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, known as Tridentine mass. Pius V declared Thomas Aquinas a Doctor of the Church.
Portrait by Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1566
Pius V by Palma il Giovane.
Portrait by Scipione Pulzone, c. 1572
The body of Pius V in his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore
The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
Council of Trent, painting in the Museo del Palazzo del Buonconsiglio, Trento
Pope Paul III, convener of the Council of Trent
The Council, depicted by Pasquale Cati (Cati da Iesi)
Chemnitz, a Lutheran