Pius

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Pius is a male name, from the Latin word pius, the meaning of which is similar to the English "pious" from piety , meaning a desire and willingness to perform religious duties. The name is most commonly associated with popes, twelve of whom (including three in the twentieth century and seven in the last 250 years), have taken the name Pius.

Notable persons named Pius:

Emperor

Antoninus Pius - Roman Emperor 138 to 161

''Main article Pope Pius

Pius I, saint, pope 140/142 to 155
Pius II, pope 1458 to 1464
Pius III, pope in 1503
Pius IV, pope 1559 to 1565
Pius V, saint, pope 1566 to 1572
Pius VI, pope 1775 to 1799
Pius VII, pope 1800 to 1823
Pius VIII, pope 1829 to 1830
Pius IX, pope 1846 to 1878
Pius X, saint, pope 1903 to 1914
Pius XI, pope 1922 to 1939
Pius XII, pope 1939 to 1958
There is also an Antipope Pius XIII who leads the breakaway True Catholic Church sect.
In the Babylon 5 science fiction saga, Pius XV is a fictional early 22nd Century Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pius XV was featured in the novel Dark Genesis.

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