Birth Name:  Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa
Born: November 21, 1854 at Genoa, Italy
Died:  January 22, 1922 at the Vatican (Age 67)
Elected: September 3, 1914 the 258th Roman Pontiff
Pontificate:  Took place largely during World War I;  Promulgated the 1917 Code of Canon Law;  Attempted to broker peace between Germany and Western Europe, calling the war, "the suicide of civilized Europe", but was rebuffed by both sides;  France broke off diplomatic relations with the Vatican, but reestablished it after the war, in 1921;  Called for a revitalized mission life for the Church in the face of so much suffering;  Formally promulgated the feast of "Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces"; Had to confront growing persecution of Christians in Soviet Russia, and the horrific famine inflicted on their agrarian citizens. 
Nickname:  "Pope of Missions"