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Pope Pius V
Pope Saint Pius V
(17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born
Antonio Ghislieri
(from 1518 called
Michele Ghislieri
,
O.P.
), was
Pope
from 8 January 1566 to his death in 1572. He is venerated as a
saint
of the
Roman 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
. Pius V declared
Thomas Aquinas
a
Doctor of the Church
and patronized prominent sacred music composer
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
.
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