Ratti was elected pope on the conclave's fourteenth ballot on 6 February 1922 and took the name "Pius XI", explaining that Pius IX was the pope of his youth and Pius X had appointed him head of the Vatican Library.
Ratti was elected pope on the conclave's fourteenth ballot on 6 February 1922. Pius IX was the pope of his youth. This was what Ratti was explaining. Ratti took the name "Pius XI". Pius IX was the pope of his youth. This was what Ratti was explaining. Pius X had appointed him head of the Vatican Library.