Cardinalate and patriarchate thumb|Photo as Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal of the order of cardinal priests in a secret consistory on 12 June 1893. In a public consistory on 15 June, the pope gave him his cardinal's red galero, assigned him the titular church of San Bernardo alle Terme, and appointed him Patriarch of Venice. This caused difficulty, however, as the government of reunified Italy claimed the right to nominate the Patriarch, since the previous sovereign, the Emperor of Austria, had exercised that power. The poor relations between the Roman Curia and the Italian civil government since the annexation of the Papal States in 1870 placed additional strain on the appointment. The number of vacant sees soon grew to 30. Sarto was finally permitted to assume the position of patriarch in 1894. In regard to being named as a cardinal, Sarto told a local newspaper that he felt "anxious, terrified and humiliated". thumb|Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto as patriarch of Venice After being named cardinal and before leaving for Venice, he visited his mother. Overwhelmed with emotion, she asked: "My son, give your mother a last blessing", sensing that it would be the last time that they would see each other. Arriving in Venice, he was formally enthroned on 24 November 1894.
cardinalate and patriarchate thumb|photo as cardinal giuseppe sarto pope leo xiii made him a cardinal of the order of cardinal priests in a secret consistory on 12 june 1893 in a public consistory on 15 june the pope gave him his cardinal's red galero assigned him the titular church of san bernardo alle terme and appointed him patriarch of venice this caused difficulty however as the government of reunified italy claimed the right to nominate the patriarch since the previous sovereign the emperor of austria had exercised that power the poor relations between the roman curia and the italian civil government since the annexation of the papal states in 1870 placed additional strain on the appointment the number of vacant sees soon grew to 30 sarto was finally permitted to assume the position of patriarch in 1894 in regard to being named as a cardinal sarto told a local newspaper that he felt "anxious terrified and humiliated" thumb|cardinal giuseppe sarto as patriarch of venice after being named cardinal and before leaving for venice he visited his mother overwhelmed with emotion she asked "my son give your mother a last blessing" sensing that it would be the last time that they would see each other arriving in venice he was formally enthroned on 24 november 1894