Ïàïà Ïèé X î ãðÿäóùèõ äíÿõ òåìíîòû.  ìèðó – Äæóçåïïå Ñàðòî Ìåëüõèîððå (1835 – 1914) ðîäèëñÿ â Ðèçå, â ïðîâèíöèè Òðåâèçî â Âåíåöèè.  1850 ãîäó îí ïîëó÷èë ñòèïåíäèþ â ñåìèíàðèè Ïàäóå, ãäå îí ïîëó÷èë áîãîñëîâñêîå îáðàçîâàíèå.  1858 ãîäó îí áûë ðóêîïîëîæåí è ñòàë êàïåëëàíîì.  íîÿáðå 1884 ã. îí áûë íàçíà÷åí åïèñêîïîì Ìàíòóè. His parents were Giovanni Battista Sarto and his mother Margarits (nee Sanson). Èçáðàí Ïàïîé Ðèìñêèì â 1903 ã.