Event

Start of the Papal conclave after the death of Pope Leo XIII. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was elected on August 4 as Pope Pius X. Pius X's papacy would feature…

31 Jul 1903 · 41.90° N, 12.45° E

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When
31 Jul 1903
Kind
Event
Coordinates
41.90° N, 12.45° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1903 conclave.

Summary

Start of the Papal conclave after the death of Pope Leo XIII. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was elected on August 4 as Pope Pius X. Pius X's papacy would feature vigorous condemnation of what he termed 'modernists' and 'relativists' whom he regarded as dangers to the Catholic faith (see for example his Oath Against Modernism).

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