St. Pius V

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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. 120 pgs, PB