Pope Pius X
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Pope Pius X was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 until his death in August 1914. He opposed modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, and promoted liturgical reforms and Thomist sc
Portrait by Ernest Walter Histed, c. 1914
Official portrait, 1903
The Marian image of Our Lady of Confidence, for whom Pius had a devotion
A young Giuseppe Sarto
Thomism
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Thomism is the philosophical and theological school which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church.
Pope Pius X
…Church from 4 August 1903 until his death in August 1914. He opposed modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, and promoted liturgical reforms and Thomist scholastic theology. He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive and systemic work of its kind, which was…
Painting of Saint Thomas Aquinas, after whom Thomism is named
Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274)
Summa Theologiæ, Pars secunda, prima pars. (copy by Peter Schöffer, 1471)
Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas, Benozzo Gozzoli,1471. Louvre, Paris