Pope Pius X

**Pope Pius 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.   He is a saint of the Catholic Church, well known as being strongly against members of the Catholic Church trying to make it follow modern ideas, a movement called modernism.

## Early life

Giuseppe Sarto was born in 1835 in Riese in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.  He studied at the University of Padua.

## Priest

Sarto was ordained as a priest on 18 September 1858.

## Bishop

In 1884, Pope Leo XIII made Sarto the Bishop of Mantua.

## Cardinal

In 1893, Pope Leo XIII made Sarto a cardinal and the Patriarch of Venice.

## Pope

On 20 4 August 1903, Cardinal Sarto was elected pope; and he chose to be called Pius X.

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.

Despite all of these, Pius X was known for his reforms on the Catholic liturgy. He also decided to systemize the canon law over which he announced a plan in March 19, 1904. This led to the publication of a new code in 1917 under his successor, Pope Benedict XV. This new code took effect in 1918.

His papacy ended when he died on August 1914 due to a bronchial attack.

## 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.

## Related pages

- List of popes

## Other websites

- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Pius X
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Sarto
- Museo San Pio X
- Fondazione Giuseppe Sarto 

## Infobox (christian leader)

- **type**: Pope
- **honorific-prefix**: Pope Saint
- **name**: Pius X
- **title**: Bishop of Rome
- **image**: Pius X, by Francesco De Federicis, 1903 (retouched, colorized).tif
- **caption**: Pius X in 1903
- **church**: Catholic Church
- **diocese**: Diocese of Rome
- **see**: Holy See
- **term start**: 4 August 1903
- **term end**: 20 August 1914
- **predecessor**: Pope Leo XIII, Leo XIII
- **successor**: Pope Benedict XV, Benedict XV
- **ordination**: 18 September 1858
- **ordained by**: Giovanni Antonio Farina
- **consecration**: 16 November 1884
- **consecrated by**: Lucido Maria Parocchi
- **cardinal**: 12 June 1893
- **created cardinal by**: Pope Leo XIII
- **birth name**: Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
- **birth place**: Riese Pio X, Riese, Treviso, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire
- **death place**: Apostolic Palace, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
- **signature**: Pope Pius X signature, 1906.svg
- **coat of arms**: C o a Pius X.svg
- **motto**: Instaurare Omnia in Christo (Restore all things in Christ)
- **feast day**: 21 August
3 September (General Roman Calendar 1955–1969)
- **beatified date**: 3 June 1951
- **beatified place**: Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
- **beatified by**: Pius XII
- **canonized date**: 29 May 1954
- **canonized place**: Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
- **canonized by**: Pius XII
- **patronage**: Society of Saint Pius X
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia; Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa; First Communion, First Communicants; Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana; Changanassery#Archdiocese of Changanacherry, Archdiocese of Kottayam, India; Esperantists; pilgrims; Santa Luċija, Santa Luċija, Malta; Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines; emigrants from Treviso; Patriarch of Venice, Patriarchy of Venice; Catechists;
St. Pius X Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa)
- **other**: Pius
- **venerated**: Catholic Church