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. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.   He is a saint of the Catholic Church,"Pope Pius X," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02. 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.Flinn, Frank K. et al. (2007). "Pius X," in Encyclopedia of Catholicism, p. 519.

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

References

 Other websites 

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

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