Time Line 1572
- death of Pope Saint Pius V
- death of Saint Francis Borgia
- martyrdom of Saint John of Cologne
- martyrdom of Saint John of Osterwick
- martyrdom of Saint Nicholas Pieck
- martyrdom of the Martyrs of Gorkum
- ascension of Pope Gregory XIII
- birth of Saint Jeanne de Chantal
| 1571 | 1573 |
