Vita del gloriosissimo papa Pio V descritta da Girolamo Catena, con vna raccolta di lettere del medesimo pontefice a diuersi principi e le risposte loro

1647 Life of Pope Pius V Catholic Battle of Lepanto Ottoman Empire TURKS Catena

Pius V served as pope in the second half of the 16th-century. His papacy is best-remembered for his role in the Council of Trent as well as helping establish standards for the Roman Rite. However, author Girolamo Catena in his biography of Pius V, focuses on other events that shaped the Catholic Church including, most notably, Pius V and the Holy Leaves defeat over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto. Catena includes the names of both Christian and Turkish officers involved in the war as well as the names of galleys used in the battle. This 1647 Rome edition includes numerous letters and correspondence between Pius V, nobility, and other heads of state.

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CATENA, Girolamo

Vita del gloriosissimo papa Pio V descritta da Girolamo Catena, con vna raccolta di lettere del medesimo pontefice a diuersi principi e le risposte loro

In Roma: ad instanza di Filippo de' Rossi : nella stamperia del Manelfi, 1647.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [32], 240, [8], 241-367, [1]

· Language: Italian

· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure

· Size: ~8.75in X 6.5in (22.5cm x 16.5cm)

· quite rare

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