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Pius XI

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Also known as Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, Achille Ratti, Pope Pius XI, Pius PP. XI, paus Pius XI, A. Ratti, Pius XI. Papst, Papa Pío XI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

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Pius XI was the leader of the Catholic Church during the 1920s and 1930s, a period that included the rise of fascism in Europe and significant changes in the Church's relationship with governments. His papacy is historically important because of how the Vatican and the Church responded to major political events during this turbulent era.

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Born
1857
Died
1939
Works
219

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Vatican City
Active from
1857-05-31
Active to
1939-02-10

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Total plays
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Quotes

  • Venerable Brethren and Beloved Sons, having surveyed the present economic system, We have found it laboring under the gravest of evils. We have also summoned Communism and Socialism again to judgment and have found all their forms, even the most modified, to wander far from the precepts of the Gospel.

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Pius XI, by Nicola Perscheid (retouched).jpg
Motto
Pax Christi in Regno Christi
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date of birth
1857-03-31
date of death
1939-02-10
birth name
Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti
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Pope Pius XI (Italian: Pio XI; born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, Italian: [amˈbrɔːdʒo daˈmjaːno aˈkille ˈratti]; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939) was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 until his death in February 1939. He was also the first sovereign of Vatican City upon its creation on 11 February 1929.

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