1078. PIUS X (1835 - 1914) GIUSEPPE M. SARTO Pope and saint greatly involved in social issues, particularly concerning the poor, revised the ecclesiastical laws, canonized in 1954. Rare, oversize presentation S.P., 11" x 14" b/w showing the Pope seated in a throne-like chair, a large crucifix on the desk before him, with photographer's stamp near bottom. At bottom the Pope boldly pens a papal benediction and signs "Pius PP X". Light mat burn about the benediction, otherwise very good, set into a contemporary $800 - 1,200