Cardinals created by Pius X Cardinals created by Pius X Pope Pius X () created 50 cardinals in seven consistories. Twenty of them were Italians. One of the cardinals he appointed became Pope Benedict XV. Pius created two cardinals at his first consistory, both officials of the Roman Curia. Launching his campaign to eliminate applause from religious celebrations, he was not carried into the consistory on the "sedia gestatoria" as was traditional. He arrived on foot wearing a cope and mitre at the end of the procession of prelates "almost hidden behind the double line of Palatine Guards through which he passed". Three cardinals created
Ekaterina Sedia Ekaterina Sedia Ekaterina Sedia (born July 9, 1970) is a Russian fantasy writer. She immigrated to the United States and attended college in New Jersey to obtain her Ph.D. She is best known as a fantasy author. Her most famous work is "The Alchemy of Stone", a steampunk novel that examines sexism and class bigotry. Sedia's other novels include "The Secret History of Moscow", "According to Crow", and "The House of Discarded Dreams". She has also written several short fiction stories, poems, and nonfiction books. Several of her publications have been nominated for awards and/or have made a well-known reading