Time Line 1556
- death of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
- Saint Peter of Alcantara named commissioner of his Order in Spain
- birth of Saint Alexander Briant
- birth of Saint Gundislavus Garcia
- birth of Saint Joseph Calasanz
- birth of Saint Joseph of Leonissa
- birth of Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac
- birth of Saint Jeremiah of Valachia
- birth of Saint Margaret Clitherow
- birth of Venerable Giovanni Battista Cioni
| 1555 | 1557 |
