Pope Pius X

Giuseppe Sarto, a peasant’s son who had been a parish priest, took as his motto “to restore all things in Christ.” He encouraged frequent Holy Communion and allowed children to receive it from the age of reason. He reformed church music, began the codification of Church law, and firmly opposed the errors of Modernism. He died as the First World War began, and was canonized in 1954.

Pontificate

4 August 1903 – 20 August 1914 (11 years)

Birth name

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto

Born

2 June 1835, Riese Pio X

Died

20 August 1914, Apostolic Palace

Preceded by

Pope Leo XIII

Succeeded by

Pope Benedict XV

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