BIOGRAPHY

Important Dates

Facts

~ Born in Riese, Venice

~ 257th Pope

~ Marian pope

~ studied St. Thomas and Canon Law

~ taught dogmatic and moral theology at seminary

~ Code of Canon Law

- laws of the Church into one volume for first time

~ frequent communion is a lasting innovation of papacy

- lowered age for first communion from 12 to 7

~ favored the use of the vernacular

~ reform

- reject Modernism

- separation of Church and state of France

- concentrated on apostolic issues/priesthood

- study of Sacred Scripture

- the Roman Curia

- music and art in the Church

- restore all things in Christ

~ dreams/visions about WWI

~ described as humble, had great simplicity, humility and spirit of poverty and charity (poor in spirit)

~ celebrated 100th anniversary of his death in 2014

~ June 2, 1835

~ Giuseppe Melchiorre Salto

~ ordained in 1858

~ 1867: arch-priest of Salzano

~ 1884: bishop of Mantua

~ 1893: cardinal

~ 1903: pope

~ 1913: heart attack

~ Died on August, 20 1914

~ 1954: canonized

"Born poor and humble of heart,

Undaunted champion of the Catholic faith,

Zealous to restore all things in Christ,

Crowned a holy life with a holy death."