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The body of Pius V in his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore. Pius V died on 1 May 1572. Pius V suffered from bladder stones, a condition for which he was unwilling to have an operation. Additionally, Pius V fasted and served extensively in his last years, leading to "great weakness". [30] After his death, three stones were discovered in his bladder ...
Pope Pius V died on May 1, 1572, at the age of 68. To date, he is the only canonized pope between Celestine V (1294) and Pius X (1903–1914). Fifty-three out of sixty-six Cardinals participated in the election of his successor: [1]
Before setting out for Paris to crown Napoleon in 1804, Pope Pius VII (1800–1823) signed a document of renunciation to take effect if he were imprisoned in France. [2] During World War II, Pope Pius XII drew up a document ordering that his resignation take effect immediately if he were kidnapped by the Nazis, as was
A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
His legal skills made him a prominent figure in the law courts of Naples, and then in the councils of government as a defender of the rights of citizens. He abandoned his career to pursue a calling to the religious state, where he became a leader in the Theatine Order. Pope Pius V elevated him to the cardinalate in 1570. He was considered a ...
The papal conclave held on 1 and 2 March 1939 saw Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli elected on the third ballot to succeed Pius XI, who had died on 10 February, as pope. All 62 cardinals took part. Pacelli, who had been camerlengo and secretary of state, took the name Pius XII. The day was his 63rd birthday.
Although historically sedevacantism refers to traditional Catholics who view Pius XII to be the last Pope, a minority position called Benevacantism (as a portmanteau of "Benedict" and "sedevacantism") has arisen which instead holds Pope Benedict XVI to be the last Pope, who continued as Pope until his death with Pope Francis ruling as a ...
The Society of Saint Pius V (SSPV; Latin: Societas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii Quinti) is a traditionalist Catholic society of priests, formed in 1983, and based in Norwood, Ohio, United States. [2] The society's original headquarters was in Oyster Bay Cove, New York. [2] The society broke away from the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) over ...