Time Line 1581
- Blessed William Dean ordained at Reims
- death of Saint Louis Bertran
- martyrdom of Blessed Everard Hanse
- martyrdom of Saint Alexander Briant
- martyrdom of Saint Edmund Camption
- martyrdom of Saint Ralph Sherwin
- Pope Gregory approves the results of calendar reform commission
- Venerable Ursula Benincasa receives a vision of the Christ Child and the Blessed Virgin Mary
- birth of Saint Peter Claver
- birth of Saint Vincent de Paul
| 1580 | 1582 |
