Hagios : Saint of the Day ( October 11 ) - Saint John XXIII

Saint John XXIII, named Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli born on November 25, 1881, in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, Italy. With his relatively short time in office, he is remembered chiefly for convening the Second Vatican Council, which transformed the Roman Catholic Church. He was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from October 28 1958 until his death on June 3, 1963, in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.

Trivia:
The announcement of the Second Vatican Council was held in the chapter hall of the Benedictine monastery attached to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.