Come to Riese to discover Pope Pius X’s origins


Promo - published on 30 October 2019


Source: Press Office Presidency of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso - Belluno | Dolomites

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was born in the town of Riese in the Veneto region of Italy.

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, known as the 257th pope, was originally from Riese Pio X. He became Pope Pius X in 1903 and was not only concerned with spirituality, but also with… dance!
When, in the early 20th century, the Argentine tango began to prevail over the waltz and polka, the pope ordered the revocation of the sanction envisaged by the Parisian ecclesiastical authorities who considered the new dance scandalous and too sensual.
It is even said that, after seeing the two dancers perform in person, the Supreme Pontiff said: “Mi me pàr che sia più bèo el bàeo a ‘ea furlana; ma no vedo che gran pecài ghe sia in stò novo bàeo!” (I think that the dance of the furlana is more beautiful; but I don’t see what great sins there are in this new dance!).

Not far from Treviso you can find the St. Pius X Museum and the Pope’s parental home, then you can take a break at the Brion Cemetery in San Vito D’Altivole, one of the most important works by Carlo Scarpa. Here you can find the graves created for the members of the Brion family, the
founders of the Brion-Vega electronics company. If you ever travel to Treviso, come to visit this evocative place where you can take some time to reflect and talk to your soul.

 

Edited by Eleonora Zorzi
Translated by Beatriz Bonardi
Internship Trainees at the Treviso – Belluno|Dolomites Chamber of Commerce

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