In this wonderful biography, Father Hieronymo Dal-Gal, one of the defenders of the Causes of Beatification and Canonization of Pius X, gives a beautiful and detailed account of the life of Giuseppe Sarto, from his humble beginnings as son of the Cursore of Riese to the Throne of Saint Peter. His sources are of the highest authenticity: the Diocesan and Apostolic Processes for the Beatification and Canonization Causes, the Acts of Pius X and the pastoral and private letters of Giuseppe Sarto as Bishop of Mantua and Cardinal of Venice, among others.
 
The result is an astounding portrait of a great man and a heroically virtuous and holy priest, bishop and Pope whose “Pontificate was supernaturally directed according to a loving and redeeming plan to prepare souls to face our own struggles and to ensure our victories and the victories of future generations” (Pope Pius XII, Beatification sermon, 1951.)