Pope Pius the Tenth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Pope Pius the Tenth, credited to Frances Alice Forbes, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Pope Pius the Tenth by Frances Alice Forbes. Pope Saint Pius X (2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was Pope from 4 August 1903 to his death in 1914. He was the first pope since Pius V (1566 to 1572) to be canonized. St. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox theology. His most important reform was to publish the first Code of Canon Law, which collected the laws of the Church into one volume for the first time. He was also considered a pastoral pope, in the sense of encouraging personal holiness, piety and a daily lifestyle reflecting deep Christian values. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Pope Pius the Tenth
• Author credits: Frances Alice Forbes
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 3:44:19

Catalogue topics

• Catholic
• pope
• saint

Track guide

1. 01 - Child and Student — 19:58
2. 02 - Curate and Parish Priest — 20:24
3. 03 - Canon and Bishop — 24:02
4. 04 - Patriarch of Venice — 24:50
5. 05 - The Papal Election — 18:17
6. 06 - The Aims of Pius X — 19:22
7. 07 - Pius X and France — 11:56
8. 08 - The Pope of the Eucharist — 15:35
9. 09 - Pius X and Modernism — 11:42
10. 10 - Pius X and the Priesthood — 22:06
11. 11 - The Pope of the Suffering — 17:00
12. 12 - The Pope of Peace — 19:07

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