Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835, Pius X served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. Known for his conservative, anti-modernist philosophies, he became, in 1954, the first pope to be elevated to sainthood since Pius V in 1712. Untranslated apostolic benediction in Italian, written in the hand of Pope Pius X from the Vatican, signed "Pius PP. X, " one page, 6.5 x 2.75, dated October 24, 1911. Archivally cloth-matted and framed with an image of the pope to an overall size of 13.25 x 17.5. In very good condition, with light toning along complete intersecting tears, apparently reinforced by backing on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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