God Raised Up Pope St. Pius V to Safeguard the Faith Michele Ghislieri, later Pope St. Pius V, was born in Bosco (northern Italy) in 1504 and ordained a Dominican priest in 1528. Recognizing his holiness and learning, his community elected him Prior four times.During Pius’ lifetime, the Protestant ideas of Luther and Calvin were dissolving Catholic unity throughout Europe. In 1542, Pope Paul IV reorganized the Roman Inquisition to combat them and named Pius an Inquisitor. In 1555, the newly elected Pope Pius IV made Pius bishop and later cardinal of Nepi and Sutri, a diocese near Rome, and...