Pope Pius X
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Pope Pius X (Latin: Pius PP. X; Italian: Pio X, 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 258th Pope from 1903 to 1914.[5] He is a saint of the Catholic Church,[6] well known as being strongly against members of the Catholic Church trying to make it follow modern ideas, a movement called modernism.[7]
Pius X | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
 Pius X in 1903 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rome |
| See | Holy See |
| Papacy began | 4 August 1903 |
| Papacy ended | 20 August 1914 |
| Predecessor | Leo XIII |
| Successor | Benedict XV |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 September 1858 by Giovanni Antonio Farina |
| Consecration | 16 November 1884 by Lucido Maria Parocchi |
| Created cardinal | 12 June 1893 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto 2 June 1835 |
| Died | 20 August 1914 (aged 79) Apostolic Palace, Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Motto | Instaurare Omnia in Christo (Restore all things in Christ)[1] |
| Signature |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 21 August 3 September (General Roman Calendar 1955–1969) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 June 1951 Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pius XII |
| Canonized | 29 May 1954 Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pius XII |
| Patronage | Society of Saint Pius X[2] Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia; Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa; First Communicants; Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana; Archdiocese of Kottayam, India; Esperantists;[3] pilgrims; Santa Luċija, Malta; Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines; emigrants from Treviso; Patriarchy of Venice; Catechists;[4] St. Pius X Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa) |
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Early life
Giuseppe Sarto was born in 1835 in Riese in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. He studied at the University of Padua.[8]
Priest
Bishop
In 1884, Pope Leo XIII made Sarto the Bishop of Mantua.[8]
Cardinal
In 1893, Pope Leo XIII made Sarto a cardinal and the Patriarch of Venice.[6]
Pope
On 20 4 August 1903, Cardinal Sarto was elected pope; and he chose to be called Pius X.[8]
As pope, he prevented the development of Modernism, an intellectual movement gaining attention from Catholics. He also suppressed a political movement that calls for social reforms known as Christian democracy.[9]
Despite all of these, Pius X was known for his reforms on the Catholic liturgy.[9] He also decided to systemize the canon law[9] over which he announced a plan in March 19, 1904.[10] This led to the publication of a new code in 1917 under his successor, Pope Benedict XV.[9][10] This new code took effect in 1918.[9]
His papacy ended when he died on August 1914 due to a bronchial attack.[11]
Saint
In 1951, he was beatified, which is a step in the process of naming a saint of the Catholic Church.
In 1954, he was canonized as a saint.
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