Pope Pius X pictured in the Vatican Gardens in December 1904.
Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto on June 2, 1835, he was the leader of the Roman Catholic Church from 1903 until his death on August 20, 1914. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII on May 29, 1954, the first Pope to be canonized since 1712.
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