Pius 1704376 207446614 2008-04-22T20:49:19Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 /* Other people named Pius */ '''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 [[pope]]s, 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 ==[[Pope]]s== :''Main article [[Pope Pius]] * [[Pope Pius I]], saint, pope 140/142 to 155 * [[Pope Pius II]], pope 1458 to 1474 * [[Pope Pius III]], pope in 1503 * [[Pope Pius IV]], pope 1559 to 1565 * [[Pope Pius V]], saint, pope 1566 to 1572 * [[Pope Pius VI]], pope 1775 to 1799 * [[Pope Pius VII]], pope 1800 to 1823 * [[Pope Pius VIII]], pope 1829 to 1830 * [[Pope Pius IX]], pope 1846 to 1878 * [[Pope Pius X]], saint, pope 1903 to 1914 * [[Pope Pius XI]], pope 1922 to 1939 * [[Pope Pius XII]], pope 1939 to 1958 ==Other people named Pius== * [[Antipope Pius XIII]], who leads the breakaway True Catholic Church sect * [[Pius XV]], in the Babylon 5 science fiction saga, is a fictional early 22nd Century Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pius XV was featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis'' * [[Pius Ncube]], Catholic Arch Bishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe * [[Pius Thicknesse]], a character in the ''Harry Potter'' series {{disambig}} [[Category:Disambiguation]] [[pt:Papa Pio]] [[fi:Pius]]