Pope Saint Pius X

Born: 1835 in Italy

Died: 1914

One of 10 children in a poor family.

Believed in compassion & personal holiness, his personal motto was: “Renew all things in Christ”

He opposed modernizing the church, favoring staying with traditional Christian values.

Decreed lowering age of First Communion from 12 to 7 years old.

Performed some miracles including having a paralyzed child get up from his grasp and run off.

He lived humbly, worked on behalf of and gave refuge to the poor.

Said: “I was born poor, I have lived poor, and I wish to die poor.”