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Popes in white, clowns in church, and Frassati the saint?

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Apr 30, 2024
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Hey everybody,

Today is the feast of Pope St. Pius V, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

“Pope St. Pius V,” Bartolomeo Passarotti. public domain.

Pius V, pope from 1566 to 1572, did a lot in a short pontificate.

Elected soon after the Council of Trent concluded, Pius oversaw th…

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