20th Century · 257th pope in the Annuario Pontificio list
Pius X
Saint
- Pontificate
- 04/08/1903 – 20/08/1914
- Birth name
- Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
- Nationality
- Italy (born in Austrian Lombardy–Venetia)
- Born – died
- 1835 – 1914
- Predecessor
- Leo XIII
- Successor
- Benedict XV
Important events
- Encouraged frequent Communion and First Communion for children at the age of reason
- Began the first Code of Canon Law
Councils and documents
- Pascendi (1907)
- Quam singulari (1910)
Interesting facts
- His motto: to restore all things in Christ (Ephesians 1:10)
List: Wikidata (CC0), ordinals per the Annuario Pontificio, retrieved 2026-10-01. Antipopes are not included. For the current pope, see vatican.va.