{"product_id":"the-sword-of-saint-michael","title":"The Sword of Saint Michael","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Lillian Browne-Olf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe man who would be Pope Pius V \u003c\/b\u003ewas born Antony Ghislieri, on January 17, 1504, in the town of Bosco, Italy. Seventeen years later, he was professed a friar in the Order of Preachers, taking as his religious name \u003ci\u003eMichele\u003c\/i\u003e, in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. The passing of four decades brought him to another elevation in the hierarchy of God’s servants, to the place of the “Servant of the servants of God”: the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Elected by the conclave of 1565–1566 (in which St. Charles Borromeo played a critical part), Michele Ghislieri became Pope Pius V and reigned as the Vicar of Christ for six tumultuous years in the history of both the Church and the world. His papacy encompassed the implementation of the Council of Trent; the Counter-Reformation against Luther and his works; the correction of the spirit of defection from the Faith rampant in the Netherlands, France, and England; the initiation of the missionary efforts to the New World; and the defense of Christendom in the Crusades, culminating in the Battle of Lepanto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI know very well that I am dealing with men, not with angels. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(Pope Saint Pius V)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eChronicling the life and times of Pope Saint Pius V in strong detail and with great enthusiasm, Lillian Browne-Olf’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Saint Michael \u003c\/i\u003eendures as an accessible biographical study of one of the greatest popes in Church history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLillian Browne-Olf \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(b. 1880), an American convert to the Catholic faith, was author of numerous volumes of papal history and biography, including \u003ci\u003ePius XI: Apostle of Peace \u003c\/i\u003e(1938) and \u003ci\u003eTheir Name Is Pius: Portraits of Five Great Modern Popes \u003c\/i\u003e(1941), as well as the editor (with John Hayes Holmes) of \u003ci\u003eThe Grail of Life: An Anthology of Heroic Death and Immortal Life \u003c\/i\u003e(1919).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951894\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100036522351,"sku":"978-1685951894","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--848.jpg?v=1781124812","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-sword-of-saint-michael","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}