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. Unsigned handwritten note on an off-white 4 x 2.75 personal calling card, imprinted: "Giuseppe Sarto, Vescovo di Mantova." As Bishop of Mantua, Sarto writes to a teacher with the request to take in a student. In part (translated): "Bless to accept the young Volta Lorenzo…and to prepare him for next year in the sixth class." In fine condition, with some light soiling.
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