The glorious Saint Pius X died in 1914, at the beginning of t he First World War after having been Pope for eleven years. There has been no more saintly, courageous or beloved saint of modern times than Pope Saint Pius X. He was the vigorous opponent of all the Liberalism that has been trying in modern times to make its way into the Catholic Church, to water down its dogmas and to tie up Catholics with false brotherhoods that have no relationship to Jesus or to the Divine Maternity of Mary. Saint Pius X was the great Pope of daily Communion for all, and of early Communion for children. No political influences could make him alter his assignment as Vicar of Christ on earth and the sole ruler of the world in all things that directly pertain to God. Saint Pius X approached the papacy by every simple step a priest could take. He was born in Riese, in Italy; he was a curate at Tombola; a parish priest at Salzano; a canon at Treviso, and a spiritual director of the seminary there; he was Bishop of Mantua; Patriarch of Venice; and Pope of Rome. His name was Giuseppe Sarto. The only credentials he offered for all he did were these: “I am a simple priest.”
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Pope Saint Pius X, photographed in 1905
