Holy League may refer to:
- Holy League (1495), AKA "League of Venice", alliance of several opponents of French hegemony in Italy, arranged by Pope Alexander VI
- League of Cambrai, anti-Venetian alliance that included Louis XII of France, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and Ferdinand I of Spain, created by Pope Julius II
- Holy League (1538), a short-lived alliance of Christian states arranged by Pope Paul III at the urging of the Republic of Venice
- Holy League (1571), arranged by Pope Pius V and included almost all the major Catholic maritime states in the Mediterranean
- Holy League (1684), started by Pope Innocent XI, composed of the Holy Roman Empire, Poland-Lithuania and the Venetian Republic
- Holy League (1717), an ad hoc coalition organised by the Pope allying the Papal States to Portugal, Venice and Malta against the Ottoman Empire and which resulted in the Battle of Matapan
- One of the Catholic Leagues
Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or league:
“Those holy fields,
Over whose acres walked those blessed feet
Which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed
For our advantage on the bitter cross.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“We’re the victims of a disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the law and order league are scouring out the dregs of the town. C’mon be a glorified wreck like me.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)