Pope Pius X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914, saint From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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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