RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Pius V

1504 - 1572

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Pope Pius V, OP (Italian: Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele 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 the Tridentine mass. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Pius V has received more than 892,972 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Pope Pius V is the 74th most popular religious figure (up from 105th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 116th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius V was most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius V ranks 74 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent VII, Pope Julius II, 14th Dalai Lama, John Chrysostom, Rachel, and Saint Anne. After him are Pope Pius XI, Benedict of Nursia, Hasan ibn Ali, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XIII, and Pope Sylvester I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1504, Pope Pius V ranks 1. After him are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Francesco Primaticcio, Sin Saimdang, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Heinrich Bullinger, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Guru Angad, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Scipione Rebiba, Louis of Granada, and Charles Estienne. Among people deceased in 1572, Pope Pius V ranks 1. After him are Sigismund II Augustus, Bronzino, Jeanne d'Albret, Túpac Amaru, Şah Sultan, Gaspard II de Coligny, John Knox, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Isaac Luria, Longqing Emperor, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius V ranks 82 out of 5,161. Before him are Mark Antony (-83), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Giotto (1267), Ennio Morricone (1928), Catherine de' Medici (1519), and Giorgio Vasari (1511). After him are Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Michael Collins (1930), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), and Masaccio (1401).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius V ranks 13. Before him are Pope Gregory I (540), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Pope Innocent VII (1339), and Pope Julius II (1443). After him are Pope Pius XI (1857), Benedict of Nursia (480), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452).

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